Pastor - Rev. Dr. Mark Throntveit

Rev. Dr. Mark A. Throntveit is the Elva B. Lovell Emeritus Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, MN. In addition to his 38 years at Luther, Dr. Throntveit has taught at the University of Saint Thomas, Concordia University, and Augsburg University, and has held visiting Professorships in Sweden and Slovakia. He has served parishes in Whitewater, WI, Richmond, VA, and Minneapolis. Mark’s wife, Carol, is the Director of Adult Learning at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. They have two grown children, Trygve and Trevor, and four grandsons. The Throntveits were here in the 1970s and ’80s and are excited to return to Bethany and lovely Ephraim.