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OUR PASTOR: Larry Henning
It is a privilege and great
honor to share ministry with the good people of All Saints. My hope and prayer
is always that this be a place where Christ meets our deepest needs and where we
hear his challenge to meet the needs of our hurting world.
We are not perfect people at All Saints, but are gathered by the Lord who comes
to be with us week after week nevertheless.
We believe in a God who goes to whatever extreme it takes - even the
death of his Son - to find us and set us free.
In worship, Christ comes to us and offers us forgiveness, hope, purpose,
and life that nothing can destroy.
It is Christ meeting us in worship on Sunday that gives us the hope and strength
to meet the challenges we face in the world on Monday morning.
Come and let Christ renew you as well.
Now - in case you're curious - here's a short bio: I
was born and raised in Delaware where my parents and two older brothers
still live. I went to Dana College, Blair, Nebraska where I met my
wife, Kathy. From there to here is a long circuitous journey: National
Guard - graduate school at U. of Delaware - school counselor in a private
high school in Delaware - graduate school at U. of Virginia in counseling
psychology - psychology internships at Colorado State and Walter Reed Army
Hospital, D.C. - Army psychologist: Kansas, California - finally responding
to the call to pastoral ministry - Wartburg Seminary. Whew! And
this is where the story slows down a bit: 16 years at Messiah Lutheran, Twin
Lakes and now at All Saints. Kathy teaches at Gateway Technical
college in Elkhorn. Our daughter Anna lives and works in Washington
D.C. and our
daughter Carrie lives with her husband Jeff in Milwaukee and is doing a two-year public health
fellowship through the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. We also
have a long-term family therapist: Willie, a 7 1/2 pound Yorkie.
Larry Henning
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