"And they continued steadfastly in the Apostles' doctrine and fellowship in the breaking of bread and in the prayers."
Acts 2:42
Welcome to our home on the internet. We pray that you will join us for Divine Service
and our various opportunities to study Scripture and Christian doctrine.
This page will be a section where I'll post
various Lutheran items of interest or theological resources from time to time. Enjoy! Pr. John A. Frahm
Rev. John A. Frahm III was born and baptized in the northern suburbs of Chicago (Arlington Heights,
IL) and was raised in southern Minnesota in the small town of Waseca where he was confirmed in an LCMS congregation and graduated
from the public high school. In high school he especially enjoyed being in the marching band. A life-long member of The Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod, he graduated from Mankato State University (now Minnesota State University Mankato) with a Bachelor's
degree in philosophy, minoring in Religious Studies, also doing some course work in education. At age 20 he enjoyed the privilege
of being a lay delegate to the MN South District convention. During his college years was very active in LCMS campus
ministry at Mankato State as well as serving as Region 4 president of Lutheran Student Fellowship, the LCMS campus ministry
organization. Between college and seminary he was an active member and lay elder at University Lutheran Chapel in Minneapolis.
He is also a 1998 graduate of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, where he graduated with the Master of Divinity Degree with a concentration in historical theology. His vicarage included campus
ministry work at a university in Michigan. His adviser in seminary was Dr. John R. Stephenson. Pastor Frahm has
published articles in Logia: A Journal of Lutheran Theology, The Bride of Christ journal of Lutheran liturgy, and The Lutheran Witness, and has been a guest on
Issues Etc. Pastor Frahm was ordained in 1998 by Rev. Dr. Raymond Hartwig in White Lake, South Dakota.
He is married
to Jennifer, whom he met on on his vicarage year in Michigan (Jennifer's home state). Jennifer is a graduate of Kellogg Community
College, Central Michigan University, and Capella University. Jennifer, a native of the Battle Creek, Michigan area,
is employed as an instructional designer for a Denver metro area college. Pastor Frahm's family continues to reside in suburban
St. Paul, Minnesota area and Jennifer's family resides in the Battle Creek, Michigan area.
Beyond parish ministry, Pastor Frahm enjoys being involved with the Lutheran Church at large, writing an occasional theological
article for publication, as well as his hobbies in model railroading and railroads in general. He is also a member of the
Chicago and North Western Railroad Historical Society and the Soo Line Historical and Technical Society. He also enjoys movies, music, watching NHL hockey and hockey in general,
NFL football, the History Channel, and the British sci-fi series Doctor Who. Pastor and Jennifer also enjoy visiting
one of their favorite vacation spots on the Great Lakes, and especially the north shore of Lake Superior and the northland in general. They also have a dog and a cat.
Pastor Frahm and Mrs. Frahm are also the proud
parents of Wyatt Bartholomew Frahm who was called from this life while yet in the womb just as he reached 37 weeks of the
pregnancy, on March 24, 2008. He is dearly missed by his parents who rejoice in Wyatt's comfort and peace in heaven as they
look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. They are also the proud uncle of aunt of 2
in Minnesota.
At Gloria Christi, in addition to regular pastoral duties like preaching, officiating the liturgy, studying theology,
teaching various Bible studies, youth catechism, visiting hospitalized and shut-ins, Pastor Frahm also give a brief weekly
chapel devotion with the preschoolers, a Sunday School opening with the children, and conducts a weekly Bible study with college
students at University of Northern Colorado, affiliated with Christ on Campus/Higher Things. He is also a founding member of The Augustana Ministerium, a professional organization of confessional Lutheran pastors
who desire to promote traditional Lutheran theology and practice and to help pastors in need.
Pastor Frahm is a traditional Lutheran and desires the Lutheran Church to remain faithful to the Holy Scriptures and
the Lutheran Confessions, and to maintain and use the historic Lutheran liturgy and hymns, for the sake of the Gospel.
GLORIA CHRISTI THEOLOGY COLLOQUIUM:
A Confessional Lutheran Theology Study Group
of Pastors and Lay-Theologians in Northern
Colorado and Southern Wyoming. This e-mail list
is only for business related to our monthly
study group and distributing study materials.
