Pastor James Mavis
James M. Mavis was born on June 22, 1955 in Butte, Montana. He is the son of Wesley and Irene Mavis, of Reno Nevada and the son-inlaw of James and Arlene Collier of Carson City, Nevada. James Mavis married Christine Collier on May 29, 1982. The Lord blessed them with two sons: Matthew and Isaac.
In August 1989 he entered Concordia Theological Seminary and graduated in May 1993 with a Master of Divinity degree. His vicarage year was at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Fallon, Montana. Upon graduation from the seminary, Pastor Mavis accepted a call to Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin, Minnesota. He served at Trinity until 1995. In fall 1995, Reverend Mavis accepted a call to Trinity Lutheran Church in Miles City, Montana, and served there until May 2005. The Mavis’s served Faith Lutheran Church, in Tucson, Arizona until January 2015 when he accepted a call to St. Mark Lutheran Church in Butte, Montana. St. Mark and Pastor Mavis celebrates his 28th year in the ministry in 2021.
Pastor Mavis received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Nevada in 1981. He worked for Sierra Pacific Power Company in their accounting department for nine years.
