The Rev. Jane Anabe, pastor and head of staff at The Presbyterian Church of La Porte, Indiana, will visit campus on the week of Sept. 23 as part of the University of the Ozarks’ Struthers Visiting Pastoral Study Leave Program. She will speak at the University’s weekly Chapel Service at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
Anabe has served The Presbyterian Church of La Porte since 2021. Prior to that, she served churches in Mechanicsburg, Penn., and Murrysville, Penn. A graduate of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Anabe decided to pursue pastoral ministry after having lived and worked in Bolivia.
It was in Bolivia that she met and fell in love with her husband, Joaquin. Together they have three active school-aged children and two dogs.
In Bolivia, she also pursued children’s ministry, an area she has served in for many years in different capacities. In more recent years, Anabe’s experience in children’s ministry has come in handy as she has helped churches move from being “program churches” to thinking more inter-generationally and helping them understand what it means to fully include ALL God’s children. This is one of her passions in ministry.
In addition to life with her family and in ministry, Anabe holds a B.M. in cello performance and enjoys maintaining a small teaching studio. She also enjoys walking, riding bikes, and crafting when time allows. She is excited to spend time with U of O students and get to know them during her week as the visiting pastor at Ozarks.
The Pastoral Study Leave Program was established in 2005 by the late Rev. Dr. James R. Struthers of Stillwater, Okla., a long-time member of the University’s Board of Trustees. Struthers established the program to bring Presbyterian pastors to the U of O campus for personal and professional development.
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