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Partner Congregations

To ensure that all the people served by Bethesda have the opportunity to develop their Christian faith and education, Bethesda has long-standing and emerging ministry relationships with congregations in the community. These congregations work with Bethesda to provide a welcoming spiritual environment for people with developmental disabilites. You can read about one such congregation in Bethesda's success story, Not Only Invited, But Involved.

If you don't see a congregation listed in your area, contact one of our Parish Ministry Consultants.

Contact Information

Florida
Woodlands Lutheran Church 15333 Cty Road 455 Montverde, FL 34756 Rev. Brian Kneser 407.469.2525 office@woodlandschurch.com	Grace Lutheran Church 327 Ave. C. S.E. Winter Haven, FL 33880 Rev. William Qualmann Rev. Dr. David Bernthal 863.293.8447 bqualmann@glwh.org
Illinois
St. Paul Lutheran Church 555 E. Benton St. Aurora, IL 60505-44 Rev. Jock Ficken Rev. Alex Merlo 630.820.3450	Zion Lutheran Church 205 Pulaski St. Lincoln, IL 62656-2037 Rev. Mark Carnahan Rev. William Adam 217.732.3946
Peace Lutheran Church 415 W. Main St. Plainfield, IL 60544-1869 Rev. Galen Sollie 815.436.9847	Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 6086 Bus 55 P.O. Box 237 Sherman, IL 62684-0237 Rev. James Stuenkel 217.496.3149
Concordia Lutheran Church 2300 Willshire Rd. Springfield, IL 62703-4999 Rev. Charles Olander 217.529.3307	Trinity Lutheran Church 220 S. Second Springfield, IL 62701 Rev. Thomas Radtke 217.522.8151
St. John Lutheran Church 327 S. Main St. Sycamore, IL 60178-1825 Rev. Donald R. Phelps 815.895.4477
Indiana
Ascension Lutheran Church 8811 Saint Joe Rd. Fort Wayne, IN 46835 Rev. Dr. John C. Stube 260.486.2226	Praise Lutheran Church 1115 West Dupont Rd. Fort Wayne, IN 46825 Rev. Dr. Paul Dancy 260.490.7729
Trinity Lutheran Church 631 West Commercial Ave. P.O. Box 236 Lowell, IN 46356-0236 Rev. Mark Pflughoeft 219.696.9338	Immanuel Lutheran Church 753 N. Calumet Ave. Valparaiso, IN 46383-7903 Rev. Donald Williams Rev. Stephen Bongard 219.462.8207
Our Hope Lutheran Church 1826 Trinity Dr. Huntertown, IN 46748 Rev. Dr. Phil Schamehorn Rev. Joe Fichtner 260.637.3625
Kansas
King of Kings Lutheran Church 306 E. Madison P.O. Box 364 Gardner, KS 66030-364 Rev. Craig Boehlke 913.884.5464	Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church 13145 S. Black Bob Rd. Olathe, KS 66062-1417 Rev. William Goetzke 913.780.6023
Bethany Lutheran Church 9101 Lamar Ave. Shawnee Mission, KS 66207-2494 (Overland Park) Rev. Edward Trost 913.648.2228 01.845.6300
Michigan
St. John Lutheran Church 1200 E. Genesee Frankenmuth, MI 48734 Rev. Joel Willitz 989.652.6201	St. Lorenz Lutheran Church 140 Churchgrove Frankenmuth, MI 48734-1038 Rev. Mark Brandt Rev. Dale Ahlschwede Rev. Gary Bender 989.652.6141
St. Mark Lutheran Church 1934 52nd St. S.E. Kentwood, MI 49508-4915 Rev. Thomas Meyer 616.455.5320	St. Paul Lutheran Church 90 Millville Rd. Lapeer, MI 48446 Rev. John C. Kaiser Rev. Mark E. Gilson 810.664.6653
Missouri
Concordia Lutheran Church 505 S. Kirkwood Rd. Kirkwood, MO 63122-5925 concrdia@ILnet Rev. Vernon Gundermann Rev. Charles Kieschnick 314.822.7772	Hope Lutheran Church 931 S. Main Maryville, MO 644168-2645 Rev. Carl Droegemueller 816.582.3262
Our Savior Lutheran Church 2800 West Elm St. St. Charles, MO 63301-4618 Rev. Thomas Lampella Rev. Edward Arle 314.947.8010
New Jersey
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Incarnation 220 Hamburg Turnpike Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442 Rev. Robert J. Palkewick 973.835.5537	St. Matthew Lutheran Church Center Street & St. Matthew's Way New Milford, NJ 07646 Rev. Anthony J. Iovine 201.262.5092
Bethlehem Lutheran Church 155 Linwood Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Rev. Andrew D. Nelson Karen Koromhas, Minister of Education 201.444.3600
Ohio
Holy Cross Lutheran Church 4260 Rocky River Dr. Cleveland, OH 44135-1948 Rev. Myron Prok 216.252.2348	Hope Lutheran Church (LCMS) 4792 Oster Rd. Sheffield, OH 44054-1446 Rev. Gary D. Georgi 440.949.2620
Christ Deaf Lutheran Church 2203 Superior Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114 Rev. Gary Lawson 216.781.8571	Shepherd of the Ridge Lutheran Church (LCMS) 34555 Center Ridge Road North Ridgeville, OH 44039-3155 440.327.7321
Texas
St. John Lutheran Church 15235 Spring-Cypress Rd. P.O. Box 159 Cypress, TX 77410-0159 Rev. David Bahn Rev. Michael Meissner 281.373.0503 sharingthegift@evl.net	Family of Faith Lutheran Church 16710 FM 529 Houston, TX 77095-1312 Rev. Michael Ramey 281.855.2950 familyfath@aol.com
St. Timothy Lutheran Church 14225 Hargrave Rd. Houston, TX 77070-3843 Rev. Steve Henze Rev. Jonathan Goeke 713.469.2457 mail@sttimothylcms.org	Trinity Lutheran Church 18926 Klein Church Rd. Klein, TX 77379-4999 Rev. Richard Noack Rev. Jeffrey Patterson 281.376.5773 trinity805@aol.com
Resurrection Lutheran Church 1612 Meadow Edge Lane Spring, TX 77388-6227 Rev. Stephen Sohns Rev. Ric McMillian 281.353.4413	Salem Lutheran Church 22601 Lutheran Church Rd. Tomball, TX 77375-3416 Rev. Wayne Graumann Rev. Douglas Dommer Rev. Timothy Niekerk 713.351.8223 slconline@salem4u.com
Epiphany Lutheran Church 8101 Senate St. Houston, TX 77040 Rev. Michael Welmer Rev. Jeff Muchow 713.896.1773	Mount Olive Lutheran 10310 Sarsdale Bl. Houston, TX 77089 Rev. Randy Ledbetter 281.922.5673 mountolivelcms@lutheran.com
Good Shepherd Lutheran 4116 Pasadena Bl. Pasadena, TX 77503 Rev. Steve Stutz 281-479-1091 gslc@sbcglobal.net
Wisconsin
St. Peter-Immanuel Lutheran Church 7801 W. Acacia St. Milwaukee, WI 53223-5698 Rev. Donald Weiss Rev. Paul Dietz, EM 414.353.6800	Blessed Savior Lutheran Church 15250 W. Cleveland Ave. New Berlin, WI 53151-3728 Rev. Martinho Sander 262.786.6465
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 1611 E. Main Watertown, WI 53094-6020 Rev. David Groth Mr. Ron Wille, DCE 920.261.2570	Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 10025 North Ave. Wauwatosa, WI 53226-2501 Rev. Mark Mueller Rev. Gene Henke Rev. Dennis Hipenbecker, EM Rev. Thomas, Hinz, EM 414.258.4555
St. John Lutheran Church 7809 Harwood Ave. Wauwatosa, WI 53213-2502 Rev. Joel Leyrer Rev. Steven Pagels 414.258.7831	St. Paul Lutheran Church 7821 W. Lincoln Ave, West Allis, WI 53219-1767 Rev. John Lescow 414.541.6250
St. John Lutheran Church W407 Highway 18 Sullivan, WI 53178-9708 Rev. John Schmidt 262.593.8630

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