Pastor Steve Corum

The congregation is searching for our next Pastor. We are fortunate to have Rev. Dr. Steve Corum serving as our Temporary Supply Pastor during our search, and we ask for your prayers.

The Rev. Dr. Steve Corum began July 1, 2009 as our new Part-Time Minister. The Rev. Dr. Steve Corum began July 1, 2009 as our new Temporary Supply Pastor.

For the past 17 years Dr. Corum has served as the Associate Director for Clinical Pastoral
Education with Avera Health. He is a graduate of California-Davis, Sioux Falls Seminary and Texas Christian University. He has trained hundreds of ministerial and laypersons in the art of pastoral care and counseling. Many of his students function as chaplains within Avera’s five regional hospitals.

Dr. Corum’s pastoral experience includes youth pastor, pastor, mental health chaplain, military chaplain, and his current work as a pastoral educator. He is a board certified chaplain and certified ACPE Supervisor. He recently retired with 28 years as a reserve military chaplain, 14 years with the Army Reserve and 14 years with the South Dakota Air Guard.

Steve and his wife, Jill, are both native Californians and will celebrate their 30th anniversary in August. Their older son, Sean, lives in St. Paul and is a graduate student in Biophysics at the University of Minnesota. Their older daughter, Joylynn, works at Cleveland Elementary School as a resource liaison with immigrant students. She and a friend are working and traveling across Australia this summer. Their younger son, Scott, lives with Sean and is a student at St. Paul College. Their younger daughter, Julianne, will be a senior at Washington High School in the fall.