Grace Lutheran Church  

 Equipping the people of God to think and act Biblically   

                                                              

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Meet The Pastor

Reverend John J. Bombaro, Ph.D.

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Welcome to Grace!

My wife, Melinda, and I have three young daughters: Sophia, Marie, and Anna. Though Melinda and I met in England, she originally hails from Saskatchewan, Canada, while I grew up outside of Philadelphia. t was with great pleasure and joy that I undertook the call to serve Grace Lutheran Church on 15 April 2007. 

 Prior to my 2006 vicarage at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church on Kauai, I served for two years as a Presbyterian licentiate with the pastoral staff of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA. In addition to those memorable years, I served in the USMC Reserves, pursued baccalaureate degrees at Rutgers University and Columbia

International University (1995), and later undertook a Masters of Theology (1997) at the University of Edinburgh, as well as a Doctorate in the Philosophy of Religion (2002) from King's College, University of London. The academic portion of my Masters of Divinity was completed within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England, at Westfield House Theological College and the Divinity School at Cambridge University (2005).

Serving at Grace is both a privilege and a passion. The congregation is amazingly diverse and wonderfully gifted. We are seeing a fantastic transformation underway both in the parish community and our Child Development Center, with enhanced levels of joy, peace and excitement at what the Holy Spirit is accomplishing in our midst. Our hope is that you would join in the movement and blessing of God taking place right here at Grace!

As for our leisure time, my wife, family and I enjoy outdoor activities and sport, ethnic foods, European travel, haunting bookstores, the art of story-telling, playing Apples to Apples®, and cheering Penn State football (GO LIONS!).

The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you always.

The Reverend John J. Bombaro, Ph.D.
Pastor, Grace Lutheran Church

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