HomePART TIME PASTORS SHARED WITH ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor Swanson
- October 14, 1951 first regular worship service conducted by Rev. Martin Swanson and worship leader, retired Rev. A. M. Himes.
- October 25, 1952 Rev. Martin Swanson, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Groveland, answered the first pastoral call for our congregation.
- April 12, 1953 first pastor installed.
- Fall 1956 Pastor Swanson resigned.
- The Rev. Thomas A. Shearer served briefly.
- Fall 1956 through July 1966 Pastor Carl A. Moberg served our church.
- The Rev. Klaus O. R. Koch served as Assistant Pastor.
- December 12, 1966 Rev. A. C. Pikop answered the call to be the next pastor.
- April 1972 Pastor Pikop left.
- July 1972 Rev. Harold B. Kildahl became our pastor and was pastor at our church's 25 year anniversary.
Part time pastoral positions continued through the first 25 years.
FULL TIME PASTORS
Pastor Becker
- January 25, 1981 Congregational Meeting voted to call full-time pastor and separate from Zion Lutheran Church in Groveland.
- Pastor Becker called in June 1982 and installed on October 10. He retired in December of 1989.
- January 7, 1990 Rev. Harry Anderson accepted Pastor Interim for 15 weeks ending Easter April 15, 1990.
- April 1, 1990 Call extended to Rev. C. Phillip Whitener. Accepted April 24 and installed on May 13.
- Early 1996 Pastor Whitener resigned.
Pastor Whitener
- During this period retired Pastor Art Krause served as an associate pastor.
- January 17, 1997 Interim Pastor Donald R. Himmelman serves.
- Call extended to Rev. Jonathan C. Ostenburg on Palm Sunday 1997. He was installed on June 8, 1997.
Pastor Himmelman
Pastor Ostenburg