Rev. Lori Gordon currently serves Jesse Lake Lutheran and our sister congregation Suomi Evangelical Lutheran in rural Deer River, MN. Prior to
rostered ministry, Lori was the youth director for 8 years at Trinity
Lutheran in Cook, MN and served several years in outdoor ministry. While
serving at Trinity Lutheran, Lori started a free, monthly community
meal in 2019, which is still going today. She and her spouse Deb started a similar free, monthly meal at Jesse Lake at the beginning of 2024. Lori serves on the council of the NEMN Synod, serves on the Board of Directors for LSS Minnesota, and is a member of the NEMN synod’s Together Here Ministries, co-facilitating Blanket Exercises within the synod.
Lori is a graduate of Luther Seminary, where she won the John Milton Prize for Outstanding Work in Old Testament for her work on Joshua.