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McGovern recalled as a young pastor near Mundelein

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George and Eleanor McGovern with daughters Ann and Susan at the church where he served as student pastor.

Courtesy of Dakota Wesleyan University Archives

Marilyn Gillies holds the Certificate of Baptism signed by three-time presidential candidate George S. McGovern, who in parts of 1946 and 1947 was a student pastor at the former Diamond Lake Methodist Church in Mundelein.

Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

The Certificate of Baptism of Marilyn Gillies is signed by George S. McGovern, who for a short time early in his career served as a pastor at the former Diamond Lake Methodist Church in Mundelein. He went on to be a nationally known political figure.

Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

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George S. McGovern was well known on the national political stage as a liberal Democrat and three time presidential candidate, who lost by a landslide in 1972 to Richard Nixon. But early on, McGovern was a popular student pastor at the Diamond Lake Methodist Church in Mundelein. “He was a great guy,” recalled Marilyn Gillies, who was 12 at that time and was baptized by McGovern.

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