Grace is a place where God’s people gather for worship, grow in faith, enjoy one another and find meaning for their lives by loving and serving the needs of others. If this sounds exciting to you, please know that you are invited to come, visit, browse, participate and share in the faith community here at Grace. We are the body of Christ that gives of our gifts, resources and time to share the love of God outside of our walls. Our daily lives are the mission field that we enter into after worship supported by God's word, holy supper, prayers and fellowship.
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Grace Lutheran Church is a faith community of 700 members and friends, existing for the purposes of: worshipping our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ, and sharing his love with the world. Grace’s congregational design is in place to serve God through ministry teams that focus on Worship, Outreach, Fellowship, Service, Congregational Care and Children Youth and Family. It is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), and is part of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod.
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Grace’s first worship service took place July 8, 1928 in the hall over a hardware store in downtown Fairmont. It moved to its own building on First Street and Prairie Avenue in 1931, where the congregation worshiped and served until moving in 1950 to its present location on the corner of Grant and Webster Streets. The Education wing was added to this building in 1964.
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Our Core Values are: Faith, Christ-centered Community and Service.
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Our Mission: To boldly live out faith in Jesus through worship, fellowship, and service to God and our neighbor, here and around the world.
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Our Vision: Guided by prayer and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Grace Lutheran welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds, to be fed and forgiven as we meet Jesus at the table, and to participate together in making Jesus known to all.
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Grace Lutheran Church has been blessed with a rich history of pastors who have honored their calls through the power of the Holy Spirit to: preach and teach God's Word in accordance with the Holy Scriptures and Confessions of the Lutheran Church, administer the sacraments, lead worship and proclaim God's forgiveness, provide pastoral care, promote justice and equity for all, raise up leaders in the faith, equip disciples, and encourage the work of this congregation and the wider church.
Rev. O.B. Endresen, Pastor 1928-1940
Rev. Adrien Olson, Pastor 1940-1945
Rev. Victor Quello, Pastor 1945-1952
Rev. W.L. Conradson, Pastor 1952-1955
Rev. Emil S. Ede, Senior Pastor 1956-1972
Rev. Hilmer Mostul, Associate Pastor 1962-1965
Rev. Eugene Anderson, Associate Pastor 1965-1967
Rev. Duane Everson, Associate Pastor 1967-1969
Rev. William Olsen, Associate Pastor 1969-1970
Rev. Harold Brown, Associate Pastor 1970-1972
Rev. Roger Grow, Senior Pastor 1972-1976
Rev. John Mikkelson, Associate Pastor 1972-1985
Rev. John Thorstensen, Senior Pastor 1977-1993
Rev. Lyndon West, Associate Pastor 1986-1999
Rev. John Stiles, Associate Pastor 1993-1996
Rev. Mark Braaten, Senior Pastor 1994-2003
Rev. Steve Svoboda, Associate Pastor 1997-2004
Rev. Niel Christopherson, Visitation Pastor 2000-2014
Rev. Terry Brandt, Associate Pastor 2005-2008
Rev. Steve Berkeland, Senior Pastor 2004-2019
Rev. John Heille, Associate Pastor 2009-2021
Rev. Dr. Allison Cobb, Senior Pastor 2022-
Rev. Cole McCormick, Associate Pastor 2024-
