October 4, 2023 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, After prayerful deliberation, I am returning your call to serve as pastor at St. Stephen. While I am convinced it would have been a great joy for me to accept your call and serve among and alongside you in gospel [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, This letter is to inform you that I have received the call that the St. Stephen congregation extended to me on Sunday, September 24. I will, of course, need to take some time to look through all the materials carefully, and if I [...]
Dear fellow believers, family in Christ, In his letter to the Romans, the apostle Paul marvels at the scope of God’s dealings with humankind. He says, ‘Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how untraceable his ways! For from [...]
Dear fellow redeemed, members of Saint Stephen’s, Greetings in Christ! Earlier this week, you extended a divine call to me to serve as one of your pastors. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to contemplate the fullness of the kingdom of God and my place in it. In the [...]
July 6th, 2023 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, members of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, On June 18, you extended a divine call to me. To hold any call is always and only a gi! of God’s grace that dare never be taken lightly. A!er much prayer, many conversations, reflection, [...]
June 18th, 2023 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, members of St. Stephen Lutheran Church, I am humbled that the Holy Spirit has directed you to extend me the call to serve as your associate pastor. During the next several weeks, I will prayerfully consider this call that the Lord [...]
Today we recognized the teaching ministry of two faithful servants who are retiring. God's blessings to Miss Hensler and Miss Geiger.
May 27, 2023 Dear members of St. Stephen’s: Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. I have been honored to consider your invitation to serve by divine call as an associate pastor of your congregation. You have been most helpful in giving me a good understanding of what [...]
Pastor Caleb Bassett is currently serving Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fallbrook, California. May 1, 2023 Dear members of St. Stephen’s: With this letter I wish to formally acknowledge that St. Stephen’s Ev. Lutheran Church of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin has invited me to serve the congregation as an associate pastor. I [...]