Pastor Lori L. Hope
Pastor Lori Hope was raised near Odin, MN and graduated from Butterfield-Odin High School. She graduated from Mankato State University with an Elementary/Special Education degree. After teaching for two years in southern Iowa, she began her seminary education at Luther Seminary.
Pastor Lori graduated from seminary in 1996 and began her first call at a three-point parish in Lyman County (Kennebec, Presho and Vivian), South Dakota. She has been serving as pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran since April 2008. Pastor Lori has three sons: Ellis, Simon and Bridger.
Pastor Sawyer Vanden Heuvel
The Rev. Sawyer Vanden Heuvel (he/him/his) was ordained in the ELCA on October 27, 2023. He was called in October 2023 by St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD to serve as the associate pastor and is also the mission developer and pastor of Shepherd’s Table. He earned his Master of Divinity in 2023 from Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, MN, and his Bachelor of Arts (Business Administration) in 2012 from Augustana University in Sioux Falls, SD. Before answering the call to become a pastor, Pastor Sawyer served for six years as the Director of Communications for the South Dakota Synod, ELCA. Through his ministry in Sioux Falls, Pastor Sawyer works to build longer tables and create spaces of belonging so that all may be fed, seen, heard, and loved at Christ’s table. He is a firm believer that the Gospel is not exclusive. So, pull up a chair, there's room for you here.
St. Mark’s Staff
Pastor
Rev. Lori Hope
605-332-4092
pastor@smluth.org
Associate Pastor
Rev. Sawyer Vanden Heuvel
605-332-4092
sawyer@smluth.org
Financial Manager
Deb Carrier
605-332-4092
deb@smluth.org
Office Manager
Linda Hallstrom
605-332-4092
stmarks@smluth.org
Congregational Care Coordinator
Jana Keller
605-332-4092
carecoordinator@smluth.org
Ministry Coordinator
Karin Lindell
605-332-4092
605-336-6786
karin@smluth.org