Pastor Walter Pedersen
Pastor Pedersen is a world renowned minister of the Gospel. He has
traveled internationally into over 45 countries and ministered to hundreds
of thousands of people through his many years of ministry. He was born in
Brooklyn, New York to Norwegian parents. He was saved as a young boy at
Salem Gospel Tabernacle and called into the ministry. He attended North
Central Bible School in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He has ministered along with his wife of 48 years Solveig Dahl Pedersen.
Together they founded and pastored Homewood Full Gospel Church for over 25
years.
They began with a small Bible study group in a home in the suburb of
Homewood, Illinois. They moved with a small congregation called Beulah
Temple from Chicago to build a church family in Homewood, Illinois. The
group continued to grow together over the years to reach over 3000 people
in the church with Pastor Pedersen as Senior Pastor.
Under the direction of Pastor and Sue Pedersen the church became well
known for it’s tremendous music groups, respected drama ministry,
cutting edge children’s ministries, internship programs, and
consistant balanced bible teaching and ministry. People were saved at the
church nearly every week and thousands of lives were touched and
dramatically changed over the years.
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Pastor Pedersen and Homewood Full Gospel Church were highlighted and
written about in Charisma magazine under his ministry. In 1992, Pastor
expanded even further into the role of Global Outreach Pastor of
Homewood Full Gospel Church to further minister to and reach even more
people nationally and internationally.
He is in demand as speaker and teacher around the world. He has
mentored hundreds of pastors and ministers throughout the years and
continues to be productive in this area. His heart`s desire is to
fulfill the great commission and to see souls come to know Jesus as
their Savior. He lives an exciting committed life for this purpose.
He is the father of three children and eight grand-children. He
seems to always see the positive in a situation and is quick to tell
you “Jesus loves you”. |
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