Pastor Samuel Gullixson grew up in southern Minnesota. He received his BA at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN in 2003. After graduation, he taught English for a year in both North Korea and Chile. He graduated from Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary in 2010 and was called to Our Savior Lutheran Church in Bishop, CA.…

Pastor Steven Sparley was born in Minneapolis, MN. After attending Bethany Lutheran College, he graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.A. in Classical Greek in 1977, and went on to Graduate School in the interdisciplinary Department of Ancient Studies, where he was also an instructor of Sumerian language. He received his Master of…

Pastor Matthew Lehne was born to Tim and Teresa Lehne in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was raised in Lino Lakes with his two younger sisters until it came time for him to attend school. His family moved to Burnsville, Minnesota, where he got a third sister and attended Good Shepherd Lutheran School from kindergarten to…