Our Beliefs |  Our Mission  |  Our Communion Practice |  Church Staff

Our Beliefs

Mount Olive Lutheran holds to:
The Scriptures of the Old and the New Testaments as the written Word of God and the only rule and norm of faith and of practice.

All the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church as a true and unadulterated statement and exposition of the Word of God, to wit: the three Ecumenical Creeds (the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, the Athanasian Creed), the Unaltered Augsburg Confession, the Apology of the Augsburg Confession, the Smalcald Articles, the Large Catechism of Luther, the Small Catechism of Luther, and the Formula of Concord.

 Our Mission

Mount Olive Lutheran Church, a congregation of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, exists to provide opportunities for worshiping the Triune God, for growing in the Christian faith, for helping one another, for bringing others to know Christ, and for serving others in our vocations. (adopted May 2000)

Our Comminion Practice

Mount Olive communes, administers the Sacrament of the Altar, to the communicant members of Mount Olive Lutheran Church. Members of our sister congregations may also participate with us. It is best to notify the pastor before communing.

If a person is visiting and is not a communicant member, we request that you do not commune. If you are interested in communicant membership at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, please arrange a time to visit with the pastor.

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Church Staff

Name: Mark P. Grunst

Title: Pastor

Biography: Pastor Mark Paul Grunst was born May 9, 1955 in Fairmont, MN to Bud and Irma Grunst. On May 24, 1975 he married Sally Ziehm at Peace Lutheran Church in Arvada, CO. Together they have six children: Katy, Amber, Sarah, Noel, Chelsea, and Mitchell.

Pastor Grunst attended Concordia College in Saint Paul, MN from 1973-1977. He graduated from there with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementry Education. He then attended and received his Master of Divinity from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana from 1977-1981.

Pastor Grunst began his ministry as the Assistant/Associate Pastor at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Broomfield, CO from 1981-1989. From 1989-1991 he served the Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church of El Reno, OK. Pastor Grunst settled in at Mount Olive Lutheran Church here in Billings, MT in December of 1991 and has been the Pastor and Vicarage Supervisor ever since. In addition to his roles at Mount Olive, Pastor Grunst has been a member of the Concordia Theological Seminary Board of Regents in Fort Wayne, IN since 1995. Since 2001 he has served as the Chairman of the Board of Regents.

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Church Staff

Name: David Preus

Title: Pastor

Biography:   Pending

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 Church Staff

Name: LaRae Talafuse

Title: Secretary

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Church Staff

Name: Donna Johns

Title: Business Manager

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See "School" for information about our "Classical Education" staff and also about our "Preschool Staff"..

 
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