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About Us
Svea Lutheran is a rural church located about 6 miles south of Willmar, MN just off of Hwy 71.
We rotate between traditional and contemporary services. Holy Communion is received the first two Sundays of the month, and all are welcome at the table. |
Our Faith
Our faith centers on Jesus Christ, our Lord, who has entered into our broken world, and redeemed all of creation. He was born, died, and raised again all so that we might believe in God's love and mercy for us. Salvation comes through faith in Christ. There is no place God won't go to find us and draw us back into relationship with Him. We believe in God - the Father, Son and Holy Spirit - at work in relationship with all that God has made. Through Christ, God has made us his own.
We look to the Bible as our source of truth, in relationship with God. Read and proclaimed, it bears Christ to each one of our lives, constantly putting our old selves to death and raising us to new life. The Bible is the inspired word of God; through its authors and translators, through histories, parables, poetry, and prayer, it shows us the truth of God's relationship with us. We are a church affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We acknowledge the Lutheran Confessions as faithful witnesses to the truth of the Gospel in our lives.
We look to the Bible as our source of truth, in relationship with God. Read and proclaimed, it bears Christ to each one of our lives, constantly putting our old selves to death and raising us to new life. The Bible is the inspired word of God; through its authors and translators, through histories, parables, poetry, and prayer, it shows us the truth of God's relationship with us. We are a church affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We acknowledge the Lutheran Confessions as faithful witnesses to the truth of the Gospel in our lives.
Our History
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Pastor Peter Beckman 1870 - 1878
Pastor Lars J. Lundquist 1878 - 1883 Pastor Jonas Alm 1883 - 1887 Pastor Jonas O. Lundberg 1888 - 1910 Pastor Anders J. Ryden 1910 - 1915 Student Interims 1915 - 1917 Pastor John B. Sorenson 1917 - 1923 Pastor Ferdinand J. Ellman 1924 - 1930 Pastor Axel W. Rudquist 1930 - 1936 Pastor Oscar E. Turnquist 1937 - 1947 |
Pastor Roger W. Anderson 1948 - 1956
Pastor Arthur B. Pearson 1957 - 1971 Pastor Russell Osterberg 1971 - 1992 Interim Pastor Douglas Thompson 1992 - 1993 Pastor William Wilson 1994 - 2000 Interim Pastor Paul Idstrom 2001 Pastor Todd Lynum 2001 - 2007 Interim Pastor Robert Kemppainen 2008 - 2009 Pastor Mary Glade 2009 - 2013 Interim Pastor Don Berhiem 2013 - 2014 Pastor Erik G. Rundquist 2014 - 2021 Pastor Dean E. Johnson 2024 - |