Allan M. Ness Trinity Dates: 1971 - 1978 Born: July 6, 1931 in Mondovi, Wisconsin. Parents: Henry Emil Ness and Esther Olive Kolstad. Married: Rosalie Mork in 1959. Ordained: In 1963 by his brother, Rev. Lyle Ness, at Grace Lutheran in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Dates and places of service:
1949 - 1951	Attended Saint Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.
1951 - 1954	Worked with his father.
1954 - 1956	Served in the U. S. Army
1956 - 1959	Attended State College in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Earned a B.S.degree in 1959.
1959 - 1963	Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Earned B.D. dregree in 1963.
1963 - 1967	Pastor at Saint John's Lutheran, Creston, Illinois.
1967 - 1968	Pastor at Good Shepherd Lutheran, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
1968 - 1971	Clinical Pastoral Education training at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
1971 - 1978	Pastor at Aurora Lutheran of Owatonna, Minnesota, and Trinity Lutheran of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota.
1978 - 1980	Pastor at Emmanuel Lutheran in Viroqua, Wisconsin.
1980 - 1991	Pastor at Faith Independent Lutheran in Viroqua, Wisconsin.
1991 - 1992	Lived in Menominee, Wisconsin.
1992 - 1997	Interim pastorates for the ELCA in the Oregon, Wisconsin area.
1997 - 1999	Pastor at Bethany AFL Lutheran in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
1999	Retired from active ministry. At last report living in Oregon, Wisconsin.

Pastor Ness' Memories:
- Getting copies of "The Living Bible" and hearing of the excitement of reading God's Word with new understanding and revelation.
- Praying for people and rejoicing in God's answers.
- Papering the front of the chancel wall.
- The joy in the relationships of getting to know the many wonderful people of the church, and sharing in their lives.
Joyfully - Pastor Al Ness

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