Pastor Bror Erickson received his call to First Lutheran Tooele Utah from Concordia Theological Seminary Ft. Wayne, Indiana in 2004, and has been enjoying parish life in Tooele ever since.
He is married to Laura, who provides him with loving support. He also has a son, John, living in California, who brings much pride and joy into his life.
Pastor Erickson, whose first name, Bror, means brother in Swedish, a family name with a long history, grew up in a pastor's home. As such, he moved quite a bit growing up, and has learned to enjoy travel. His dad served calls in: Tally, North Dakota; Ft. McMurray, Alberta; Jwaneng, Botswana; Staples, Minnesota; Lancaster, California; and Phoenix, Arizona.
Upon leaving home shortly before his 18th birthday, Pastor Erickson worked on a ranch in Winifred Montana, before enlisting in the Air Force. The Air Force trained him as an electrician and stationed him after Tech school in Shepherd Air Force Base Texas, in Aviano, Italy, and Washington, D.C. During his enlistment Pastor Erickson earned an Associate’s Degree in Electrical Mechanical Technologies. This he followed up with a Bachelors Degree in Religious Studies with a Biblical Languages (Greek and Hebrew) Emphasis from Concordia University Irvine, California. From there he went to Ft. Wayne, Indiana to pursue a Master of Divinity from Concordia Theological Seminary.
Aside from spending his spare time with Laura, he enjoys translating theological pieces from Swedish and German, and is co-translator of "
To Live With Christ" by Bo Giertz. He also enjoys sharing his sermons and thoughts from his daily readings of the Greek New Testament, and other books on his blog,
Utah Lutheran.
Other hobbies include camping and hiking with his son John, and hunting upland game birds. He also likes to make wine, especially from native ingredients such as Choke Cherries and Elder Berries, and brew beer (to keep with his Lutheran heritage). None of this does he enjoy more than teaching the Christian faith to whoever cares to listen.
