Meet The Pastor
Pastor Ebassa Berhanu
Hi, I’m Pastor Ebassa Berhanu. I was born in Ethiopia where lived until I was 12 years old. In 1991 I moved to Embarrass, MN where I attended Babbitt/Embarrass high school graduating in 1997. I continued with my education at the University of Wisconsin Superior graduating in 2002 with a B.S. in Business administration with an emphasis on Management and International Business. After college, I worked for Walgreens as a manager. I earned my Master of Divinity from Luther in 2009. I married my wife Hana in 2007 and we have three young children, Kaiyo, Deybi and Kobii.
I was ordained a pastor in the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations. My first call was as a part time pastor at Maranatha Free Lutheran Church in Spring Lake Park, MN. While in Spring Lake Park, I also worked as a supervisor at a thrift store owned by ARC. In September 2011 I joined the pastoral staff of Faith Lutheran as an Assistant Pastor of youth and family. I accepted all pastoral responsibilities here at Faith in September 2012.
I describe myself as theologically conservative and orthodox. I believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the inspired Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16), inerrant in the original writings, complete as the revelation of God’s will for salvation, and the supreme and final authority in all matters to which they speak. I am very excited to be part of the FLC family and look forward to all that God has in store for this community! For fun, I like spending time with my wife and three children. I like reading spiritual books, playing basketball and going for a run. You can reach me at pastorebassa@faithcrco.org.