Pastor Alliyah Blakeley

Pastor Alliyah was installed at St. John as our pastor on September 12, 2021. She can be reached at the church office by phone or by email. Below is more information about our pastor.
 
Pastor Alliyah married Randy Blakeley on May 18, 2024 at a service at St. John. Pastor Alliyah was ordained August 15, 2021 at her home congregation Christ the King Lutheran Church in Yankton, South Dakota. She served her internship year at St. John Lutheran of Boerne, Texas under the guidance of Pastor Eric Waters, with Associate Pastor Mariola Bergquist. She is the oldest daughter of Pastor Dani Jo Bierwagen and Pastor William Greaver. Her sister is Talitha Greaver.  

She received two MDiv degrees, from the North American Lutheran Seminary and Trinity School for Ministry. Pastor Alliyah also did pastoral studies at Luther Seminary and the Institute of Lutheran Theology. Her undergraduate degree is from Drake University, Des Moines, IA with a double major in Religion and Socio-Legal Studies. Before coming to St. John, Pastor Alliyah worked in Christian Education settings and at Ingham-Okoboji Lutheran Bible Camp.

She is a member of the Greater Greenville Ministerial Association and the NALC's Southwest Ohio Mission District Executive Committee.  Pastor Alliyah serves our churchwide denomination by serving on the North American Lutheran Seminary Board of Regents. She loves the Lord and is happy to be part of the St. John and Greenville community. 

If you would like to learn more about the church, Pastor Alliyah would be happy to get connected and meet with you.

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