Pastor Guenther was born August 24, 1978 in Renton, WA. He entered the Church through Holy Baptism on September 8, 1978. Pastor attended Calvary Lutheran School for grades 1-8. He attended Evergreen Lutheran High School which he graduated from in 1996. He then studied at Martin Luther College in New Ulm, MN, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000. Pastor then enrolled in Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, WI and received his Master of Divinity degree in 2004.
During his time at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Pastor Guenther served as a vicar at Holy Word Evangelical Lutheran Church in Austin, TX, under the supervision of his bishop, Pastor Don Patterson. Like all Wisconsin Synod pastors, Pastor Guenther received a thorough education in the individual books of the Bible, the languages of the Church (Hebrew, Greek, German, and Latin), homiletics (preaching), dogmatics (doctrine), education (teaching), pastoral counseling, etc.
Pastor Guenther was married to Becky Hennig on July 27, 2002. They have two Children, Josiah and Jacob. Pastor Guenther began his service here at Gethsemane Lutheran on July 11, 2004, when he was ordained into the public ministry. He is eager and willing to serve you with Word and Sacrament. You can email Pastor at pastorguenther@gmail.com, reach him by phone at the office: (919)847-0579 or his cell: (919)624-3584, or in person at church, whether at worship or in his office.
Rob Guenther
Pastor