Pastor Scott comes to us from South Dakota, his home state, but has also served as a pastor in Georgia, Colorado, New Mexico and Illinois. He is married to Miriam and they have four adult children, Jon, Zach, Hannah (married to Roy) and Ian. Pastor Scott was a music major in his undergraduate work… Read More »
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At age eleven I told my parents, “I want to become a pastor!” Little did I know what that would mean, yet the journey was underway. Growing up in Stanley Wisconsin, then onto Augsburg College and Luther Seminary. During college, I met Sara Palmgren. We married in 1971. Sara was an elementary and library education… Read More »
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Sheila was born in Iowa but when she was 6 years old, her family moved to Southern California and she became a “California Girl” growing up one-quarter mile from Knott’s Berry Farm, the beach, and “good old time rock-n-roll.” From the time she was 7 years old, she knew she wanted to be a secretary/administrative… Read More »
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Fred hails from Detroit Michigan. After a four year stint in the Air Force he moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington where he majored in Drama. Needing employment, he went to work at the Sears Catalog Plant in Seattle where he lingered for thirty years, spending his evenings acting and directing in… Read More »
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Deborah is originally from Michigan and moved to Arizona in 1999 as a full-time resident. She received her nursing degree from the University of Detroit and worked as a nurse for 32 years before retiring from full time nursing July 2015. While in Michigan, she and her husband attended St. Peter’s Lutheran Church where she… Read More »
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Glenn has been a Valley resident since 1956, graduating from ASU with a degree in finance. He practiced as a CPA from 1969 to 1991 when he left public accounting. From 1991 until 2009 he worked in financial planning, and real estate development before becoming a sales manager. From 2009 to 2015 he was the… Read More »
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Jerry and his wife Annie moved to Tucson in 1979 from Des Moines, Ia. Jerry worked for Pima County Facilities as Construction Project Manager. Multi-million dollar projects like Parking Garages, Juvenile Court Center, Jails, then moved on to two team Spring Training Stadiums/Recreation Complexes (Tucson and Surprise). You could say all the challenges involved with… Read More »
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Norm was born in Chicago and raised in Milwaukee where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin. He and his spouse Franci, a native of Tucson, met and later married in Phoenix in 1981. Due to Norm’s career path, they have lived in San Diego, Spartanburg, SC, Cleveland, OH and… Read More »
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Sue is married to Doug and they have been members of Spirit of Grace for the past 12 years. Sue has been a member of the Personnel Committee for 10 years and is currently serving as the Chairperson. Was a member of the Stewardship Committee for two years. Was a member of the Call Committee… Read More »
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Ted has been a resident of Arizona since 2008, when he and Donna, now married 45 years, moved here from New Jersey to begin their retirement adventure. Ted is a graduate of the Delaware Law School, and spent 18 years as a State Prosecutor in New Jersey, where he prosecuted a wide variety of cases,… Read More »
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Dave is married to Karen Sitzman and are year-round residents of Sun City Grand and have been members of Spirit of Grace since 2002. Moved from the Seattle area where they lived the previous 23 years where Dave had a career in sales and marketing in the construction industry. Currently member: Outreach Worship Ministry, Choir,… Read More »
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Richard is a native of Indianapolis and is a veteran with four years in the United States Air Force. After service he returned to Indianapolis and went to work for Western Electric Company, which evolved into AT&T/Lucent Technology. Promoted into management and after serving in various positions was transferred to Chicago. Shortly after starting at… Read More »
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Harvey was born and raised in North Dakota. In January of 2007, he and his wife moved to Sun City Festival. They have resided in this fast- growing community for the past 13 years. As a child, I grew up on a farm near Grafton, North Dakota. At a young age I learned the value… Read More »
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Susan and husband Tom bought their home in Sun City Grand in 2005 and became full time residents in 2014, shortly before joining Spirit of Grace. Born in Carmichaels, PA, a very rural town in Southwestern Pennsylvania, she grew up and attended a Presbyterian Church when she was a child. She was a member of… Read More »
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My husband, Loy, and I have lived in Sun City Grand for 21 years. Since 2000, we’ve considered Spirit of Grace our church home. We were winter visitors until we joined in 2014. I served on the Sun City Grand Homeowner’s Association Board of Directors from 2015 to 2019, and was the Board President three… Read More »
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Julie has been a life-long Lutheran and a member of Spirit of Grace Lutheran Church since 2017. She and her husband, John (also a member since 2017), have lived full-time in Sun City Grand since October 2016. Julie has served SOG as a member of the choir, a Café Grace server, and a WELCA member.… Read More »
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Terry was a Sun City Grand snowbird beginning in 2004. He moved to Grand permanently in 2015, and he immediately began attending Spirit of Grace full-time. At SOG, Terry helps with the sound and lighting systems; serves as an usher; is a reader for Sunday worship services; assists with communion; and is a singer on… Read More »
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