Dear Friends in Christ, Upon prayerful consideration and deliberation of the calls before me, I have decided to return the call to St. Stephen’s and remain at St. Luke’s. I feel that the gifts God has given me are best suited to continue to serve as pastor at St. Luke’s. St. Stephen’s continues to remain…

Monday, November 6th, 2023 Dear Friends in Christ, On Sunday afternoon, November 5th, I received the divine call to serve as associate pastor at St. Stephen’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. As the Lord now asks me to give prayerful consideration as to where I might best serve Him in His Kingdom, I…

To the members of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, Greetings in the name of Jesus our Savior As we look at the month of November, we focus on our thanks to God for all the things he gives to us.  We always want to keep our priorities straight and at the top of the list is…

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 ministry, I am firmly convinced…

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 have any questions I will…

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 him and through him and…

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 days and weeks to come,…

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, and assessment of the needs…

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 has extended to me through…

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 you expect and require from…

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 am honored to have received…