Current Leadership

• Brent Ihns, President
• Tim Thiede, Vice President
• Josh Holtz, Secretary
• Becky Petersen, Treasurer
• Jim Holtz
• Al Schroeder, Property

Staff

• Secretary – Deanne Bennett
• Organist – Brenda Vacek
• Bookkeeper – Jone Paarmann

History of Pastoral Leadership

• The congregation of Bethlehem Lutheran commenced in 1879.
• Our pastoral leaders have included the following:
  • Conrad Greed: 1879-1879
    • dying of a fatal disease shortly after arriving and being buried on the day scheduled for his ordination.
  • Carl Meyer: 1879-1883
  • C. Mending: 1883-1886
    • serving churches also in Oxford Junction and Wyoming.
  • J. Moehl: 1886-1899
  • G.J. Rembold: 1899-1904
    • with the Massillon parish joining for one year
  • H.A. Adix: 1904-1906
  • Ostoff: 1906-1908
  • Guetzlaff: 1908-1911
  • Fritschel: 1911-1912
  • G.H. Vollmer: 1912-1924
  • Klemme: 1924-1927
  • Elmer Braun: 1927-1937
  • W.G. Weber: 1937-1946
  • Hans Sandrock: 1946-1947
    • serving Bliedhorn as well
  • Richard Gronewald: 1947-1952
  • Walter Pfeffer: 1952-1959
  • Robert Lehmann: 1959-1965
  • H.E. Dieter: 1965-1968
  • William Carter: 1968-1974
  • Rudy Wendell: 1974-1979
  • Dennis Wansitler: 1980-1985
  • Craig Bowyer: 1986-1993
  • Brad Miller: 1995-1996
  • Donnita Moeller: 1996-2000
    • Bethlehem began joint pastoral leadership, sharing with Oxford Junction
  • Keith Larson: 2001-2016
  • Thomas Reuss: Interim 2016-2017
  • Anna Peck: Interim 2017-2018
  • Daniel Pell: 2018-2024
  • Roberta Pierce: Interim 2025-present