Larry Wohlrabe

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Gender	Male
Occupation	Bishop, NW MN Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Location	Moorhead, Minnesota
Introduction	Lawrence Robert Wohlrabe was born in Mankato, MN. He graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and Luther Seminary, St. Paul. In 2003 Luther Seminary awarded him a Doctor of Ministry degree with distinction. Ordained in 1981, he served parishes in Willmar, MN; St. James, MN; and Moorhead, MN. He was also on the staff of Luther Seminary, St. Paul, and the SW MN Synod ELCA, Redwood Falls, MN. Larry was elected bishop of the Northwestern Minnesota Synod on June 10, 2007 and was re-elected to a second term on June 7, 2013. He retired at the end of his term on September 1, 2019. During 2020 he came out of retirement to serve 9.5 months as Interim Bishop of the Eastern North Dakota Synod ELCA. Larry's wife, Joy, is retired after working many years as a hospital and hospice social worker. They have two young adult children, Erik and Kristen (married to Aaron) and three grandchildren: Olivia, Micah and Malachi.