First Lutheran Church in Savage, MT and Grace Lutheran Church of Skaar, ND
Staff & Leaders

Rev. Dr. Timothy W. Tharp
Pastor

Born & raised in Sidney, Tim had a rich career in education having been a teacher, bus driver, referee, coach, AD, principal, and superintendent for 25 years. Tim retired as the Deputy State Superintendent of Schools in May of 2018 to return home to Richland County to be the pastor at First Lutheran Church in Savage and Grace Lutheran Church in Skaar, ND. Prior to this, he was licensed as a Lay Pastoral Associate (LPA) and had been filling in as 'pulpit supply' for about fifteen years. Tim was ordained in the spring of 2021 after attending Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary.