Pastor - Rev. Gabriel StrawnPastor Gabriel Strawn grew up in the Minneapolis metro area and attended college at Bethany Lutheran in Mankato, MN. While studying for a bachelor's degree in History, he met his wife Jennifer. After graduation, they were married on February 29th, 2020. The two moved to Fort Wayne, IN so Gabriel could attend seminary. At the end of the first year of seminary, their first child, Aurora was born. Their second child, Kirby was born two years later while they were in Tucson, AZ for Gabriel's year-long vicarage internship at Catalina Lutheran Church. Gabriel received a call to Redeemer in Gorham after graduating seminary in the summer of 2024 and was ordained and installed at Redeemer on August 17th, 2024. As a family, the Strawn's enjoy spending time with their family friends, wrangling two strong-willed and independent toddlers, and the simple moments throughout the day where they are all together as a family. Personally, Pastor Strawn has a deep love for stories, and his interests reflect this love. His intense interest in games of all kinds, cinema, literature, history, and Holy Scripture most of all, stem from this love. "True stories are authored by the Creator, and the end of our story is the triumphant return of Christ, and our resurrection to new life with Him. I invite you to come and experience the beauty of the story of Christ and His Church. Here, the Gospel is rightly preached, and the Sacraments rightly administered." -Pastor Strawn |