Meet The Pastor
Reverend James Preus
Pastor James Preus grew up in Wisconsin and Minnesota. He is the son of a Lutheran Pastor. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Minnesota in Morris and his Masters of Divinity at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary in St. Catharines, Ontario. On July 12, 2015 Pastor Preus was ordained into the Office of the Holy Ministry and installed as pastor of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ottumwa, Iowa. If you would like to listen to the sermon preached at Pastor Preus' ordination by his father Pastor Rolf Preus, click here.
Pastor Preus is married to Theresa Preus. Together they have two children, daughter Clara (born 01/24/14) and son Thomas (born 02/05/16). Preus and his family are very happy to serve the people of Trinity Lutheran and to be part of the Ottumwa community.
Pastor Preus enjoys reading and discussing theology, singing, and spending time with his wife and children.