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Pastors, Past and Present
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Mandus A. Egge
Pastor, 1957-1962
The Rev. Egge is deceased.
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Richard Pierson
Student Pastor, 1958-1959
The Rev. Pierson is retired and living in Saginaw, MI.
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Norman D. Eitrheim
Senior Pastor, 1963-1976
The Rev. Eitrheim is retired and living in Sioux Falls, SD. He is a former South Dakota Synod ELCA Bishop and currently Bishop Emeritus of the South Dakota Synod.
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Chester Swanson
Assistant Pastor, 1964-1965
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Omar C. Nelson
Intern Pastor, 1965-1966
The Rev. Nelson is retired and living in Chippewa Falls, WI.
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Leslie G. Svendsen
Intern Pastor, 1966-1967
Associate Pastor, 1968-1976
Senior Pastor, 1976-1985
The Rev. Dr. Svendsen is currently the Senior Pastor at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, SD.
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Arnold L. Anderson
Visitation Pastor, 1967
The Rev. Anderson is deceased.
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Donald O. Jacobson
Associate Pastor, 1972-1985
The Rev. Dr. Jacobson is retired and currently living in Arizona.
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Charles R. Lane
Associate Pastor, 1977-1984
The Rev. Charles R. Lane now has a call to ELCA Churchwide, with the title of Director for Stewardship Key Leader. Stewardship Key Leader is a program that provides programs and consultants for congregations doing capital fund appeals. debt reduction appeals, and annual stewardship response programs. He is the director of the program.
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Todd W. Nichol
Associate Pastor, 1984-1986
The Rev. Nichol is currently Professor of Church History at Luther Seminary.
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Orville K. Wold
Interim Pastor, 1985-1986
The Rev. Wold is retired and living in Saint Paul, MN.
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Philip Heidi
Interim Pastor, 1986
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Mark S. Flaten
Associate Pastor, 1985-1992
The Rev. Flaten is a Pastoral Counselor in the Minneapolis Area Synod.
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Paul T. Lindstrom
Senior Pastor, 1986-1991
The Rev. Lindstrom is retired and living in Kittery, ME.
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Connie Kleingartner
Associate Pastor, 1987-1995
The Rev. Dr. Kleingartner is currently the Director of the Contextual Education at the Lutheran Seminary in Chicago.
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Steven D. Tangen
Associate Pastor, 1987-1989
The Rev. Tangen is Senior Pastor at St. John Lutheran Church, Dickinson, ND.
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Warren L. Broughton
Interim Pastor, 1989-1991
The Rev. Broughton is Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Laporte, MN.
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Warren Schultz
Interim Senior Pastor, 1991-1992
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Del Schnaidt
Interim Pastor, 1993
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Allan J. Schoonover
Senior Pastor, 1993-1998
The Rev. Allan Schoonover is currently on the staff of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Aberdeen SD.
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Rebecca Otto Thurman
Intern Pastor, 1993-1994
The Rev. Thurman is currently on Study Leave.
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David C. Helgen
Visitation Pastor, 1994-1997
The Rev. Helgen is retired and living in Maple Grove, MN.
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Jeffry Lervik
Youth and Family Pastor, 1994-1997
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Liane S. Rock
Interim Pastor, 1995-1996
The Rev. Rock is retired and living in Anoka, MN.
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Janice J. Hartsook
Associate Pastor, 1997-2003
Co-Pastor, 2003-Present
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Susan M. Eidahl
Intern Pastor, 1997
The Rev. Eidahl is Pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, Stratford, WI.
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Curtis Peter
Interim Pastor, 1997-1998
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LeRoy A. Erlandson
Visitation Pastor, 1998-1999
The Rev. Erlandson is retired and living in Fridley, MN.
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Robert H. Kriesel
Interim Senior Pastor, 1998-1999
The Rev. Kriesel is retired and living in Stillwater, MN.
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Joseph A. Lambert
Youth and Family Pastor, 1998-2000
The Rev. Lambert is the Pastor of Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Stanhope, IA.
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Erik R. Saxvik
Senior Pastor, 1999-2002
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Carl A. Jensen
Visitation Pastor, 2000
The Rev. Jensen is retired and living in Minneapolis, MN.
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Ryan D. Brodin
Intern Pastor, 2000-2001
Student Pastor, 2001-2002
Co-Pastor, 2003-2009
The Rev. Brodin is Senior Pastor at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church in Mounds View, MN.
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Gerald J. Hoffman
Interim Senior Pastor, 2002-2003
The Rev. Hoffman is retired and living in Columbia Heights, MN.
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