Pastor Lori L. Hope

Pastor Lori Hope was raised near Odin, MN and graduated from Butterfield-Odin High School. She graduated from Mankato State University with an Elementary/Special Education degree. After teaching for two years in southern Iowa, she began her seminary education at Luther Seminary.

Pastor Lori graduated from seminary in 1996 and began her first call at a three-point parish in Lyman County (Kennebec, Presho and Vivian), South Dakota. She has been serving as pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran since April 2008. Pastor Lori has three sons: Ellis, Simon and Bridger.

St. Mark’s Staff

Pastor
Lori Hope
605-332-4092
pastor@smluth.org

Associate Pastor
Sawyer Vanden Heuvel
605-332-4092
sawyer@smluth.org

Vicar
Melinda Garza Moran
605-332-4092
intern@smluth.org

Financial Manager
Deb Carrier
605-332-4092
deb@smluth.org

Office Manager
Linda Hallstrom
605-332-4092
stmarks@smluth.org

Ministry Coordinator
Karin Lindell
605-332-4092
605-336-6786
karin@smluth.org