 BETHLEHEM
LUTHERAN CHURCH & PRESCHOOLMissouri Synod 495 Ludlow Street Greendale, Indiana 47025 |
Just the Facts about
Bethlehem Lutheran Church & Preschool in Greendale, Indiana. Address:
495 Ludlow Street, Lawrenceburg (Greendale), IN Church Phone Number: 812-537-0361 Preschool Phone Number: 812-537-5243 Church Body Affiliation:
The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod StaffRev. John Kolb, Intenional Interim Pastor Bethlehem is
currently in the process of evaluation and change. Come and be part of
this exciting time of discovery of the Lord’s mission and ministry. Our
spiritual leader is Pastor John C. Kolb who has been trained to be an
Intentional Interim Minister. Pastor John C. Kolb received the blessing of life from the Lord in Michigan where he grew up attending Lutheran schools. He graduated from Colleges and Seminary in Wisconsin, Indiana and Missouri. His first Divine Call was in 1968 to Emanuel Lutheran Church in Arcadia, Indiana. While serving Emanuel, he completed a Masters program in pastoral counseling at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis he moved to Chicago and the position of Chaplain Resident at Lutheran General Hospital. From 1973 until 1978 Pastor Kolb served as a therapist in the psychiatric departments of Northwestern Institute of Psychiatry in Chicago and Evanston Hospital. From 1978 to 1998, Pastor Kolb was an outpatient marriage and family therapist with Lutheran Child and Family Services of Indiana and Kentucky. For eight years during those years, Pastor Kolb also served Hosanna Lutheran Church, on the northeast side of Indianapolis, which became the launching pad of Holy Cross Lutheran Church. He has also served Grace Lutheran Church in Northwest Indiana and Christ Lutheran Church in Anderson. Other ministries of Pastor Kolb have included, nursing home Chaplain, youth residential treatment center Chaplain, instructor at Concordia University’s Indianapolis Center, presenter of marriage seminars and “Children Coping with Divorce” seminars. He has served the church at large as an Indiana District Reconciler, who mediates with individuals and churches in conflict, led Pastors and wives retreats, helped develop a pastor’s wives organization, and a mentoring program for pastors. He has also served on various District and Synod committees Pastor Kolb is married to Charlene. They have been blessed with six children and eight grandchildren and two cats. One of Pastor’s favorite Scriptures is Ephesians 4:17-32. Angelina Tangren, Administrative Assistant  Angelina Tangren was the congregational intern for the year of 2008 and is now serving as the administrative assistant. Originally from the state of Washington she received a degree of Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania in 2001. She served as a volunteer missionary for four and half years in Japan with with World Missions of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Upon returning to the United States, she entered into the Director of Christian Outreach program at Concordia University in Minnesota for certification which she received in early 2009. She is from a family of six and has a little dog, Jennie. |
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