Pastor Jeffrey Teeples was installed Jan. 27 as senior pastor of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church.
He succeeds Pastor Steve Bergeson, who had served for 13 years.
Teeples was previously the senior pastor at Hawley Lutheran Church in Hawley, Minn., a church of 1,100 baptized members averaging 300 in weekly attendance, from 2008 to 2018.
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New pastor leads Shepherd of the Hills
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Pastor Jeffrey Teeples was installed Jan. 27 as senior pastor of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church.
He succeeds Pastor Steve Bergeson, who had served for 13 years.
Teeples was previously the senior pastor at Hawley Lutheran Church in Hawley, Minn., a church of 1,100 baptized members averaging 300 in weekly attendance, from 2008 to 2018.
He began a mission partnership with a church in Nicaragua. He was involved in community ministry with the local ministerial association, serving as president for two years.
He and his wife of 29 years, Kris, have three adult sons. They are expecting their first grandchild in April
Kris is currently studying to earn a master’s degree in counseling with the Townsend Institute at Concordia, Irvine.
Teeples obtained a bachelor of arts degree in German from Montana State University and his master’s of divinity from Luther Seminary, St. Paul.
His first call after seminary was to return to his childhood church of Christ Lutheran Church in Whitefish, Mont., where he served from 1997 to 2007.
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