My name is Seth Leypoldt and I am the newest member of the SELC Board. I serve as the pastor of the Stevensville United Methodist Church having started on July 1st. My roots are in Nebraska where I served large and small churches before moving to Butte in 2022. I have a passion for children’s ministry. I believe it is vital for children to feel accepted either in a church building or at a learning center. I am overjoyed to be a part of a congregation that worked so hard to establish SELC. I look forward to working with the Board to grow this Center with the people of the Bitterroot Valley.

My wife, Sarah Bernhardt, and I live in Lolo. My wife is the Clinic Director at Tamarack Grief Resource Center in Missoula. We have three grown daughters, two of which live with us in Lolo.