Welcome

Thanks for visiting Grace Lutheran Brethren Church online. We are glad you are here.

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.

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.