Pastor – Rev. Dennis Tollefson

Pastor Dennis Tollefson is currently retired and lives with his wife Mary in Minnetonka, MN. He has served parishes in Vermillion and Wakonda, SD; Fargo, ND; Madison, WI; Cambridge, MN and Ham Lake, MN.

Dennis graduated from St. Olaf College and served three years as an infantry officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. He attended Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. Dennis and Mary have three married daughters and eight grandchildren. Last fall Dennis officiated at the wedding of his oldest grandson Alex Wolsky to Bethany Winkels.

He recently taught a 2-hour class at Westwood Lutheran Church in St. Louis Park, MN on Bread for the World.

Dennis and Mary have been serving at Bethany for 25 years since coming for the first time in 1993.