On March 30, The Rev. Shari Schwedhelm will realized a longtime dream. She became an ordained minister.

For months, Schwedhelm has been serving Salem and St. Timothy Lutheran churches in Fremont. Salem members voted to call her to become their pastor in February. St. Timothy members — delayed by a snowstorm — didn’t get to vote her in until March. But she was called to serve as pastor of both congregations.

Schwedhelm was 19 years old when she sensed God’s call to ministry. Having grown up south of Lincoln, Schwedhelm came to Midland University in 1989 and graduated in 1992 with a degree in Human Services.

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