Pastor Kelley Pedersen was born to Leroy and Clara (Kelley) Pedersen of Elk Horn, Iowa on June 25, 1958. His father, Leroy, owned and operated a local gas and service station in the center of town for 42years before retirement. His mother, Clara, was a care provider for schoolteachers’ children for several years, and eventually worked at the Salem Retirement and Nursing Homes for 10 years as an Activities Assistant before she retired. He has two sisters, Cynthia Jo and Jo Ellen.

 

Following High School, he attended Waldorf University, Dana College, and finished his Bachelor’s Degree in Youth Ministry at the Lutheran Bible Institute of Seattle. Following his education, he returned to the mid-West, and served in Fremont, NE at Salem Lutheran Church as a Parish Associate for one year before returning to the West coast as a Youth Director in various Lutheran churches in California from Sacramento area, LA area, and finishing the last four years in Salinas, CA as Director of Youth Ministries of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd before returning to go to Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was ordained on August 30, 1998. He has served various churches through the mid-west area.

Former Associate Pastor at St. Paul’s Lutheran – Oklahoma City, OK

Former Pastor at Augustana Lutheran Church in Genoa, NE

Former Pastor at Niobrara Lutheran Church/Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at Niobrara and Lindy, NE

Former Interim Pastor at St. John Lutheran Church/Christ Church

Episcopal Church in Beatrice, NE.

Former Interim Pastor at First Lutheran Church in South Sioux City, NE.

Former Interim Pastor at Ebenezer Lutheran Church/First Presbyterian Church in Audubon, IA

Former Interim Pastor in St. Paul’s Lutheran & Presbyterian Church in Rockwell City, IA.

Now serving Trinity Lutheran Church in Moville, IA.

He looks forward to serving and caring for this faith community of Trinity Lutheran as they seek to call a new called pastor. This will be a wonderful opportunity to look back at the ministry here at Trinity Lutheran, and to set goals and objectives as the ministry of the gospel continues to flourish as new and exciting opportunities open up for the community and world. Blessings as Trinity Lutheran continues the ministry and mission of Jesus Christ.