Welcome to our Church! We welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus! A Morning Prayer Thank you, dear Savior, for nourishing my faith with the Sacrament of your body and blood. Lift my heart with your forgiveness, renew my confidence in your grace, empower my love for others, [...]
Welcome to our Church News! We welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus! A Morning Prayer Gracious God, you nourish my faith with the good news that you have forgiven my sins in Christ. Let the gospel be proclaimed by all who come to worship today: by ministers [...]
To God’s people at St. Stephen’s, Greetings again in Jesus’ name! For the past few weeks I have been wrestling with the decision on the call you extended to me to be an associate pastor there, as well as my current call here in Minnesota. I am thankful to get [...]
To God’s people at St. Stephen’s Lutheran, Greetings in Jesus’ name! I am writing you today to acknowledge that I have received a Divine Call from you to serve as an associate pastor at your congregation. This is a humbling experience to be called to serve God’s people; I know [...]
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church and School, Over the past several weeks, I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to deliberate between the call you issued to me to serve as an associate pastor among you and the call I currently serve at Hope Lutheran [...]
Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, our Ascended Lord, who sends us his Spirit! I would like to formally acknowledge receipt of the call to serve as associate pastor at St. Stephen’s in Beaver Dam. To serve in the public ministry of our Savior is [...]
Worship Back in the Church The wall repair and painting, wood floor refinishing, pew placement, step carpentry and carpeting are finished after four months of work. All services are now held in the church again. We have some more work to do: Carpeting in the ramp, elevator hallway, narthex (front [...]
June 17, 2024 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, First, I want to thank you for the prayers you've offered on behalf of myself, my family, and the churches involved in this calling process. For a multitude of reasons, coming to a decision regarding your call was extremely difficult. I [...]
Dear Members of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church and School, On May 18, 2024 I received the divine call extended to me through the Assignment Committee to serve your congregation. With this letter I wish to announce my formal acceptance of this call and express my joy that this privilege has [...]
Dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus, Inspired by the Spirt, St. Paul wrote, "I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service" (1 Timothy 1:12). By the same Spirit, I fully acknowledge that the only reason [...]
