Rev. Dr. John Bombaro
Rev. John J. Bombaro is Senior Pastor of St. James Lutheran Church & School, Lafayette, IN.
He holds the rank of Commander in the Navy Reserves as an LCMS chaplain. He did undergraduate studies at Rutgers University and Columbia International University, and continued at the University of Edinburgh (MTh), Concordia Theological Seminary (MDiv), Westfield House, Cambridge (DTM), and King’s College London (PhD). He has been a faculty member at Dickinson College, Messiah College, University of San Diego, Luther Academy (Rīga), and Charles University (Prague).
Dr. Bombaro planted St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church on Kaua’i and Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, Idaho. From 2007-2018, he was Senior Pastor at Grace Lutheran Church, San Diego. The Bombaro family were missionaries in Europe with the Office of International Mission from 2020-2024. He is widely published and a frequent contributor to Issues, Etc. He and his wife, Melinda, have four children and love Penn State football and the National Parks.
