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Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church Leadership

Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church is blessed to have a leadership team who are truly dedicated to Christ and accomplishing His will. Following is a brief bio of our leadership and her qualifications for ministry.

Gethsemane is in a time of transition as members have recently formed a Call Committee. Gethsemane members have been invited into a creative process to provide input regarding their hopes and dreams for new pastoral leadership. In the meantime, Pastor Rova is assuming all pastoral duties in her part-time role. Pastor Rova shares her enthusiasm. “The collaboration between the 3 Lutheran congregations, [Messiah, Our Savior’s and Gethsemane] for VBS, Confirmation, and other faith formation programs bring new opportunities for the children, youth, and adults of the congregation.

Installed on Sunday, June 16, 2024, Pastor Rova leads worship, attends Church Council meetings, is active in visitation & counseling, and conducts pastoral acts such as weddings, funerals, new member’s classes, baptisms, etc. 

Pastor Marion’s responsibilities also focuses on Youth & Family Ministry and Adult Education as well as collaborative ministries with leaders of the Messiah and Our Savior’s congregations. 

Pastor Rova has met with several of Gethsemane’s Ministry Teams, and she reported, “the volunteers and elected leaders at Gethsemane are exceptional! 

Marion Rova

Interim Pastor

Originally from Comfrey, MN, Pastor Marion completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, with a BA degree in Elected Studies. As a teenager she sensed God was calling her to be a pastor. At that time, though, there were no women clergy in the Lutheran Church! Nevertheless, her Confirmation pastor and his wife encouraged her, giving her hope that “someday, the church would come to its senses!” She enrolled at Luther Northwestern Seminary, the predecessor body of Luther Seminary in St. Paul. She graduated from seminary in the same year her youngest child graduated from High School! She and her husband John, a former distinguished architect, live in Duluth. They have three sons, 7 grandchildren, and 3 great grand-children. 

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Originally from Comfrey, MN, Pastor Marion completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, with a BA degree in Elected Studies. As a teenager she sensed God was calling her to be a pastor. At that time, though, there were no women clergy in the Lutheran Church! Nevertheless, her Confirmation pastor and his wife encouraged her, giving her hope that “someday, the church would come to its senses!” She enrolled at Luther Northwestern Seminary, the predecessor body of Luther Seminary in St. Paul. She graduated from seminary in the same year her youngest child graduated from High School! She and her husband John, a former distinguished architect, live in Duluth. They have three sons, 7 grandchildren, and 3 great grand-children. 

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