Dan Buringrud
Senior Pastor
Hi, my name is Dan Buringrud, and I am happy and proud to be the pastor at St. Paul’s. I have been the pastor here since August of 2015.
I was born and raised in Northern California, although as an Air force brat I did live in a few other places- Okinawa, Idaho, and Mississippi. Most of my life has been spent in or near Fairfield, CA which is situated centrally between San Francisco and Sacramento, 50 miles either way.
I am a 2006 graduate of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO. Before I attended seminary I worked for 17 years as a sales executive for a Fortune 500 company.
I am extremely blessed to have been married to my childhood sweetheart Cheryl since 1985. She has blessed me with three sons- Derek, born in 1991; Nico, born in 1993; and Danny, born in 1998. Cheryl is a Physical Therapist at Olean General Hospital.
The theme verse for my life is from Luke 10:27: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself. I endeavor to lead my life and my church by this commandment and you will hear this verse from me often. Just like you, there are times that I fail to live up to this, but we just get up tomorrow morning and try to do better.
It is my prayer that our St. Paul’s family can continue to be a blessing to our surrounding community, and that we can find new ways to show the love of Christ in our words and especially our actions.
I was born and raised in Northern California, although as an Air force brat I did live in a few other places- Okinawa, Idaho, and Mississippi. Most of my life has been spent in or near Fairfield, CA which is situated centrally between San Francisco and Sacramento, 50 miles either way.
I am a 2006 graduate of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO. Before I attended seminary I worked for 17 years as a sales executive for a Fortune 500 company.
I am extremely blessed to have been married to my childhood sweetheart Cheryl since 1985. She has blessed me with three sons- Derek, born in 1991; Nico, born in 1993; and Danny, born in 1998. Cheryl is a Physical Therapist at Olean General Hospital.
The theme verse for my life is from Luke 10:27: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself. I endeavor to lead my life and my church by this commandment and you will hear this verse from me often. Just like you, there are times that I fail to live up to this, but we just get up tomorrow morning and try to do better.
It is my prayer that our St. Paul’s family can continue to be a blessing to our surrounding community, and that we can find new ways to show the love of Christ in our words and especially our actions.
