Our Staff
Our Pastor: Annela Rova
pastorannela1@gmail.com
Annela, husband, Reese Hunter and daughter, Ilmari have just joined us here at Trinity to lead as our new pastor. We are so very blessed to have them with us. They came most recently from Sierra Vista, Arizona. Annela graduated from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity concentrated in justice and evangelism. This past year she worked part-time at a Lutheran parish and part-time as a chaplain at a hospital. She grew up most of her life in Arlee, Montana and her husband, Reese is from St. Paul, Minnesota. They met in St. Paul while working together at a Natural Foods Cooperative. Their daughter, "Mari" was born in April of this year, a very big blessing to their lives. Reese works in logistics and was most recently working as the operations manager of a food delivery service out of California. They are a family that appreciates good food, warm fires and snow! They were both raised living off of the land and enjoy hiking, fishing, skiing, hunting and hanging out with friends and family.
pastorannela1@gmail.com
Annela, husband, Reese Hunter and daughter, Ilmari have just joined us here at Trinity to lead as our new pastor. We are so very blessed to have them with us. They came most recently from Sierra Vista, Arizona. Annela graduated from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity concentrated in justice and evangelism. This past year she worked part-time at a Lutheran parish and part-time as a chaplain at a hospital. She grew up most of her life in Arlee, Montana and her husband, Reese is from St. Paul, Minnesota. They met in St. Paul while working together at a Natural Foods Cooperative. Their daughter, "Mari" was born in April of this year, a very big blessing to their lives. Reese works in logistics and was most recently working as the operations manager of a food delivery service out of California. They are a family that appreciates good food, warm fires and snow! They were both raised living off of the land and enjoy hiking, fishing, skiing, hunting and hanging out with friends and family.
Our Church Secretary: Samantha Carlsson recently started as church secretary here at Trinity Lutheran Church. She was drawn to the welcoming atmosphere and is looking forward to meeting everyone. Samantha moved from Great Falls to Choteau in 2018, looking for a small town to raise her son. She has a young son, Westley (age 5). It's been an adventure discovering what Choteau has to offer. They bought a home here in 2019 and been remodeling ever since. It's fun attending the many annual events, especially the Fourth of July Parade and the Christmas Stroll. They frequent the Roxy Theater, the Library, and the local Dinosaur Museums. They also enjoy fishing, hiking, riding bikes, vacationing, and taking their dogs on walks!
(This photo is from a recent trip to Salt Lake City's Hogle Zoo.)
(This photo is from a recent trip to Salt Lake City's Hogle Zoo.)
Our Pre-School Staff:
Our Teacher: Julienne Gramm has a heart for the little ones. She has been teaching 3-5 year olds for 25 years this fall. Twenty of those joyful years have been here at Trinity Lutheran Preschool and five were at Choteau Elementary teaching a preschool pre-literacy program called "Boost". Julienne is a proud Bobcat and graduate of Montana State University. She loves continuing education especially when it bears fruit in the classroom; however, she will be the first to tell you that technology is not her best friend. She and her husband Randy have two children: Sierra (22 years old and just married in July, 2019 to Todd Pays) and Bryce, a high school senior. They are her pride and joy. She is a member of the Teton Library Board as well as the Choteau Arts Board, and she enjoys gardening, cooking, reading, art, making jewelry and cards, swimming, singing, biking, dancing, and family movie night!
Our Teaching Aide: Heather Wright loves children. She has been working with kids for 22 years now. She started as a babysitter in high school and graduated in 2003. After high school she married her soulmate, Brad. She went to work at Edu-Care Preschool in the Fall of 2003, where she worked and trained as a preschool teacher for 2 years before having one child, a son. Dawson was born in 2005 and had significant health problems. She stopped teaching to help raise him. Dawson gave her the knowledge, strength, and love to care for a special needs child. That is her passion now, she loves caring for children. Now she has two little girls and has been married to her husband for 16 years. She loves being a part of Trinity Lutheran Preschool.