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Reverend Crolius
Senior Pastor

The Reverend Paul Crolius was born in Jackson, Minnesota, on March 24, 1967.  He is the youngest son of Philip and Eileen Crolius who still reside in Jackson.  After graduating from high school in 1985, he attended Concordia College in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Pastor Crolius graduated from Concordia College in 1989 with a double minor in Contemporary Christian Thought and Biblical Languages. 

On August 12, 1989, Pastor Crolius married Michelle Kay Harms of Courtland, Minnesota.  Michelle is a parochial school teacher.  Shortly after they were married, they moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where Pastor Crolius attended Concordia Seminary.  He served his vicarage at St. John's Lutheran Church in Lansing, Illinois.  Pastor Crolius received his Master of Divinity Degree upon graduation from Concordia Seminary on May 28, 1993.  He was ordained on June 13 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in his home congregation in Jackson, Minnesota. 

On June 27, 1993, Pastor Crolius was installed as Pastor and Missionary at Large at Risen Savior Lutheran Church in Manteno, Illinois.  He served the mission for seven and a half years.  Pastor Crolius has also served his Lord as Circuit Counselor and also vacancy pastor for almost two years at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bourbonnais, Illinois. Pastor and Michelle have been blessed with three children, Nathan 9, Brandon, 7, and Colin 5.  All three children were born in Kankakee, Illinois.

 

Reverend Klingbeil
Associate Pastor

The Reverend Kurt Klingbeil grew up in Wisconsin.  He attended Northcentral Technical College where he met his wife, Shawn, and earned a degree in Laser Technology.  After working in the laser industry for some years, he then moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, graduating from Concordia Theological Seminary.  He was ordained and installed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Casey, Illinois that same year and served Trinity and Good Shepherd in Newton, Illinois until August of 2007 when he and his family moved to Reedsburg and was installed as our Associate Pastor on August 26th.