 Senior
Pastor David Cline |
Pastor David Cline was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, and baptized at
First Lutheran Church, Ottumwa. B.A. with a major in religion from Simpson College,
Indianola, Iowa. Master of Divinity from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. He
has completed his Doctor of Ministry degree at Luther Seminary. Those interested in
"Initial Barriers And Impacts
Of A Companion Congregation Relationship" may want to read his
dissertation. Before serving Grace, David served as Associate Pastor at Trinity
Lutheran in Sioux City and as Lead Pastor at St. Luke Lutheran in Sioux City. David is
married to Fay M. Cline who is a family practice physician. He has two children, Anna and
Joshua, and a dog named Sage Brushwig! David enjoys fishing, camping, computers, and good
jokes!
davidcline_pc@msn.com |
La Voz De La Esperanza
Pastoral Leaders
Pastor Lorraine and
José
Luis Avendaño
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José Luis Avendaño is a Chilean Lutheran, the son of a Lutheran
Pastor, and has extensive theological training and pastoral
experience in Lutheran congregational development in Latin
America. Most of his theological training was conducted at
Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Buenos Aires, Argentina and at the
Latin American Biblical University in San Jose, Costa Rica. His
theological passion is Christology, especially Theology of the
Cross.
joseluisavendano@msn.com
His wife, Lorraine Hill Avendaño, studied in Toronto and was
ordained in the United Church of Canada. She conducted her M.Div.
thesis research at the Latin American Biblical University in San
José, Costa Rica, studying the hermeneutical methods of Latin
American Liberation Theology.
lorraine_ha@hotmail.com
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Rich Dewein, Director of Music
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Rich was
raised on a farm in SE Iowa, outside of Bonaparte in historic Van
Buren County. He graduated from Harmony High School and received
his BME from Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant in 1972. Retiring
from public school education after 34 years of teaching, Rich and
his wife, Yvonne, moved to West Des Moines in August of 2006. .
Yvonne is an 8th grade Special Education Teacher in the
Dallas Center-Grimes School District. They have two children;
Sarah, a graduate of the University of Kansas and the University of
Tulsa Law School, and Andrew, a graduate of North Iowa Area
Community College and Buena Vista University.
Rich has
been involved in many different churches as either choir director or
organist or both. He most recently was the organist on a 19-rank
Dobson Pipe Organ at First United Methodist in Algona, where he also
directed the Algona Chamber Singers, a community-based performing
ensemble of local talent.
Rich and
Yvonne are avid gardeners and collectors. They have a large yard
with many varieties of hosta, daylilies and other perennials. They
also collect carnival glass vases, Depression glass, glass baskets,
and sets of carolers. Our family is pleased to be an active part of
Grace Lutheran Church.
rdewein@msn.com
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