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Pastor Bradley Thom
320-864-5077
brad.thom@christluth.com
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Pastor Bradley Thom was installed at Christ Lutheran Church December 1998. He was ordained in November 1988. Pastor Brad's seminary education was received at Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary in St. Paul from 1984 to 1988. His undergraduate studies were done at Bemidji State University in Bemidji, MN. He was born and raised in Granite Falls, MN.
Pr. Brad also served Lac qui Parle Lutheran Church in Dawson, Mn from 1988 to 1992. In addition he serves as a chaplain with the United States Navy Reserve. Prior to coming to Glencoe he served as a chaplain with the Marine Corps' Officer Candidate School in Quantico, VA, USS SHASTA (AE -33) in Oakland , CA, and with the Marine Corps in 29 Palms, CA.
He his married to the former Ruth Hanson of Crystal, MN. Their teenage children are Leah and Adam.
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Pastor Kristi L. Schiroo
320-864-3111
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Pastor Kristi was born in Milwaukee, WI. After her family moved from Milwaukee, she was raised near Macomb, Illinois and later near Northfield, MN. In 1990 she received her B.A. in Mathematics from St. Olaf College. She served as a Tentmaker trained youth director at Central Lutheran in Winona, MN from 1990-1992 prior to attending Luther (Northwestern) Seminary in St. Paul. She was ordained in January of 1998.
Pastor Kristi's first call was to St. Peter's and St. Paul's Lutheran Churches in Creston, NE and rural Leigh, NE. She also served as interim pastor at Immanuel-Zion near Albion, NE. In October of 2001, Pastor Kristi accepted a call to Christ Lutheran in Church in Glencoe, MN.
Pastor Kristi serves as a Sr. Chaplain to the McLeod County Sheriff's Department and as a chaplain for the Glencoe Police Department. She is a charter member of the Crow River Critial Incident Stress Managment Team.
Pastor Kristi is married to Bruce Schiroo. Between them they have five children: Steven Schiroo, Nina Schiroo, Kevin Schiroo, Benjamin Rockswold, and Serianna Rockswold.
In her spare time, Pastor Kristi enjoys reading, fishing, playing her violin, campfires, spending time at the lake, playing cards, mowing, gardening, hiking, weaving, and playing games with her kids.
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