Dear Members of St. Stephen’s, With this letter I am formally acknowledging the Call to serve as one of your pastor. Yesterday in worship I read these words from St. Paul: For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' [...]

Dear members of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, I have decided to return the call to serve as your pastor. Over these past few weeks of deliberation, I have enjoyed learning about the ministry at St. Stephen’s and the ways God is working among you. Thank you for this great privilege [...]

The Annual Meeting of the Voters of our congregation was held Sunday, January 28. Treasurer David Stange reported that finances of the congregation and school are in satisfactory order and reviewed our security procedures for making payments. Since we are on a fiscal year, a complete audit will be made [...]