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Pastor's Note
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
My name is Brian Bergum and I am delighted to return to Lord of the Valley to serve as Pastor. I previously served as interim Pastor for 14 months (January 2009 to March 2010). Following some unexpected changes the congregation voted in December, 2010 to Call me as their pastor.
I want to share some words of introduction for those who visit our website and for those in the congregation who are not yet familiar with me. My family includes Karen to whom I have been married for twenty-six years. Karen is teaching 4th grade in Granby. Our son attends CU in Boulder and is majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently working on campus as a research assistant. Our daughter attends Montana State University in Bozeman and is studying biomedical sciences. We also have Max, our eight year old golden retriever and Moki, our two year old Golden mix puppy.
I was ordained in 1985 and for almost 15 years we lived in Nebraska, serving three congregations (in Gothenburg, Cordova and Albion). We moved to Grand Junction, Colorado in 1999 where I served American Lutheran for eight years. More recently I served as Interim Pastor at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Boulder. I returned to Granby in February of 2011.
I attended Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa and during those years I lived in Denver for a year and interned in Nebraska where Karen and I met. Before seminary I majored in biology at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. In my youth and through my years in ministry I have been active in outdoor ministries. I served on the Rainbow Trail Board for five years. I enjoyed serving at Sky Ranch Lutheran Camp as pastor-in-residence the summer of 2008. I grew up in a family that enjoyed the outdoors and we lived on an acreage twenty-five miles west of Madison, Wisconsin. Some of my interests include fishing, camping, hiking, canoeing, photography and woodworking.
Areas of particular interest in ministry for me include: youth and household ministry; celebrating baptisms; seeing people in each generation participate in worship leadership; helping people experience a genuine welcome; taking people to camp. I enjoy hearing people's stories and sharing my own.
When you have a pastoral emergency please call the office and if I am not immediately available Kris will be able to be in contact with me.
I am pleased to be serving in ministry in the life of the congregation and the communities of Grand County. I look forward to enjoying, with you, the recreation that our area provides. I hope that you will invite me into your lives as your pastor.
God's peace be with you,
Brian Bergum, Pastor
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