Welcome

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Join us Sundays for Sunday School and Worship Service. All are welcome as we glorify God, grow in faith and go forth in evangelism and service.
9:30 a.m. Worship Service

What We Believe

We are a conservative Lutheran evangelical congregation who strongly affirms the fundamentals of the historical Christian faith, including the following:
  • The Bible is God's inerrant Word
  • The world was created through a direct act of God
  • God as Trinity:  Father, Son and Holy Spirit
  • Salvation from sin through the blood of Christ shed on the cross
  • Justification by grace through faith
  • Godly living patterned after the principles of Scripture

Meet the Team

Marshall Nessa

Pastor
Pastor Nessa graduated from the Free Lutheran seminary in 1998. He has pastored congregations in Nampa, Id., McAlisterville, Pa., and West Union Iowa. He has also served with a ministry in Uganda called Amazima Ministries. Starting in 2022, he has served congregations in Iowa, Alaska and California before coming to Bottineau.
Pastor Marshall is currently on the board of International Orality Institute, a disciple making ministry.
He has been married to Tara 32 years. They have four children and 13 grandchildren.

Tessie Nelson

Visitation Team
Tessie Nelson has been a part of
Grace Lutheran Brethren Church for more than 60 years and has served in many ways over that time:  Sunday school teachers, Bible study leaders and more.

Tessie has been part of the Visitation Team for nine years and has two living children, Nicole and Jonas.

Mark Poore

Youth Director
Mark Poore grew up in Lakewood, Colorado and Billings, Montana. He graduated from Montana Technological University in 2023 with a degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering but found his passion working with youth teaching the Gospel. Mark served as a counselor out at Inspiration Point Bible Camp and Retreat Center in 2019, 2021, and 2022. He also was a Servant Leader in Chi Alpha from 2021 to 2023.

Mark moved to Bottineau in the fall of 2023 to accept the position of Youth Director. He enjoys playing board games, disc golfing, fishing, and listening to music. Both his father, Bill Poore, and grandfather, Luther Larson, are pastors in the Lutheran Brethren.

Lola Swedlund

Secretary
Lola Swedlund grew up in western Nebraska. She studied radio broadcasting and graduated from Johnson University in Tennessee.  For years she worked in her family business and on-air at her local Christian radio station.

Lola moved to North Dakota when she married her husband in 2022.  She enjoys reading, baking, traveling and teaching women how to dress their best every day.  She and Derrick live at Lake Metigoshe.