OREGON
Bishop Dave Brauer-Rieke
Some things in life are really fun. I enjoy scripture study, teaching, visiting with people, learning from young adults, writing poetry and riding my bike. Some of the Bible Studies others have enjoyed are posted here for you. I hope you enjoy them.
As bishop of the Oregon Synod it is my privilege to search with you for answers, opportunities, joys and fellow seekers. If you're a member of a church participate fully, pray frequently and invite your friends to join you. If you're not a member of a church give one a try. Things aren't always what they seem.
Yours in Christ,
Bishop Dave Brauer-Rieke
bishop@oregonsynod.org
Biographical Information
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Rev. Dave Brauer-Rieke was born in Seattle, Washington on Nov. 3, 1955. Brauer-Rieke graduated from Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. In 1982 he earned a master of divinity degree from Luther Northwestern Theological Seminaries (now Luther Seminary), MN.
Ordained in 1987, Brauer-Rieke served as pastor at Christ the King Lutheran Church, Milton-Freewater,1987-2005; and Atonement Lutheran, Newport, OR 2005-2007. He began serving as bishop of the Oregon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 2007. Brauer-Rieke has served on the Oregon Synod Elections and Communication Committees, as well as the Mission Strategy and Mission Leadership Training Teams. He has written devotions for The Upper Room Disciplines 2007 (Abingdon Press) and has poetry included in Simul: Lutheran Voices in Poetry (Xulon Press, 2007). Gretchen, Brauer-Rieke's spouse, is a certified nurse midwife currently teaching and proctoring nursing students in obstetrics. The Brauer-Riekes are the parents of Aaron, a student at the UC Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley, CA; Clare, a junior in religion and women's studies at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA, and Nate, a freshman at Portland State University, Portland, OR.
More than 45,000 ELCA Lutherans belong to more than 116 congregations and mission sites in the state of Oregon that walk together on our spiritual path to see, tell, and reflect Christ's love.
Installation Service Sermon
The text of the sermon preached by ELCA Presding Bishop Mark S. Hanson at the installation service of Bishop Dave Brauer-Rieke is now available in PDF format.
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