Bridge Pastor Courtney Arntzen

About Me

After three years of working out of a home office, I am delighted to find myself again sitting in an office without laundry and dirty dishes! It is a Spirit surprise of epic proportions!

For 13 years, I served as a Montana pastor (along the Hi-Line and in Missoula). In Fall 2019, I founded the Missoula Community Chaplain, exploring spiritual curiosities and sacred questions with the institutionally suspicious. I continue my work as a Chaplain and now serve as your Bridge Pastor! I am grateful for this opportunity to come alongside you during this transition and change. Together we will journey through this threshold season, looking back, looking forward, and relishing the moment we share.

I explore life with my husband, Alec, and two kids, Ezra and Elias, and our Covid-Dog Lucy! I love coffee and dark chocolate (the darker, the better in both cases). The experience of stepping off Mount Sentinel and taking flight on a hang-glider is one of the most profound adventures of my life.

I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication from the University of Washington and a Master of Divinity from Regent College, British Columbia. I completed a Certificate in the Art of Spiritual Direction in May through San Francisco Theological Seminary. This Fall, I will continue my education as I begin a Spiritual Care and Trauma Certificate through the University of Redlands.