PASTOR MARIOLA BERGQUISTVisitation Pastor
Mariola Z. Bergquist has been Visitation Pastor at St. John Lutheran Church since September 2001. Born January 24, 1950 in Ciezyn, Poland as the only child of Jan and Irena Zmija. She attended primary and secondary schools in Ciezyn. During 1977 - 1981 Mariola attended the University of Cracow, one of the oldest universities in Europe, and graduated with a degree in education and Polish literature. In 1981 Mariola went on to study theology at the Christian Theological Academy in Warsaw, Poland while working at the Master of Divinity degree and was given a grant from the Lutheran World Federation and American Lutheran Church Women (ALCW) to continue her theological studies at Wartburg Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa. In 1987 she was married to George A. Bergquist of San Antonio, Texas. They moved to Austin, Texas where George continued his studies and Mariola completed a year of internship at St. John Lutheran Church in Austin. During that time they made frequent visits to Boerne to visit George's grandmother. Mariola was ordained on December 16, 1990 by Bishop Henry Schulte and installed as a pastor of a dual parish, Prince of Peace and Immanuel Lutheran Church in Taylor, Texas. Before coming to St. John in Boerne, Pastor Bergquist served in Taylor from 1990 - 1999. On September 1, 1997 a daughter, Anna Marie was born. The family moved to Boerne in 1999 where she currently serves as Associate Pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, with primary responsibilities being the Visitation Ministry.
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