Pat Schubert answers the call to ministry

Published by admin on Fri, 12/26/2025 - 3:09pm

Schubert Completes Seminary Studies The Rev. Pat Schubert (left) completed her seminary studies and was ordained as an ELCA pastor on Nov. 1. She was installed by all three churches of the Combined Parish at Faith Lutheran Church on Dec. 21. She will be the assistant pastor under the Rev. Karie Geyer (right). The Combined Parish includes the ELCA churches in New Effington, Claire City, and Veblen. ~ Courtesy Photos

by Mimi Larsen, Staff Writer

The Rev. Pat Schubert was ordained at her home church Grace Lutheran Church in Sisseton on Nov. 1 in a ceremony that included many friends and family members.

She recently installed as the new assistant pastor to the Rev. Karie Geyer of the Combined Parish consisting of Faith Lutheran Church in New Effington, First Lutheran Church in Claire City, and Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Veblen. Together, Karie and Pat divide their time and duties between the three congregations.

Pat’s path to her current vocation was not the traditional one, though she had hints of the calling to a ministry ever since she was a teenager. Pat attended Concordia College, receiving a degree in elementary education in 1984, and took a job at Sisseton Elementary as a fourth grade teacher the following year. It was after her retirement from the school, at age 55, that Pat enrolled in Wartburg Theological Seminary. For more on this story and many more please purchase a copy of the Sisseton Courier on news stands now or purchase a copy of the E-edtion on this website.

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