The Rev. Karen Martin Kepner has been at Grace since November 2009. She is a a native of South Bend, IN, a graduate of Roanoke College, Salem, VA, and of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, PA (now part of United Lutheran Seminary). She has a passion for ministry to families, equipping them to pass on the faith in their own homes.
She currently serves as the Board President of Theology & Peace, an ecumenical, global organization which gathers online and in person. This organization explores in daily work and practice the insights of mimetic theory pioneered by René Girard. T&P studies biblical theology together with well known Girardians and works to foster a sense of beloved community centered on a loving, nonviolent God.
She lives in the church parsonage in Colfax with her little rescue dog, Gus. She loves to knit and teach knitting. Since coming to Grace she has knitted a Raffle Item for each of Grace's Souper Bowl events, raising to date over $4070 for the LSS food pantry.
email: GraceLutheranColfax@gmail.com
