OUR REDEEMER ON BREITUNG - LCMS, KINGSFORD, MI
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Staff & Officers

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Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch, Pastor
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Pastor Matt Ruesch has served as pastor of Our Redeemer since November 2017, when he came to Kingsford after three years of serving as a church planter for The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Pastor Ruesch is a native of the Iron Mountain-Kingsford area and a son of the congregation. He attended Kingsford High School (1996) and then received his Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University Wisconsin (2000) and a Masters of Divinity from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (2005). He has served parishes in Garrison, Minnesota (Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church) and Bear Creek, Wisconsin (Grace & Trinity Lutheran Churches).

Pastor is married to Heather, a youth ministry author and speaker originally from Florence, WI, and they have three children: Isabella (a junior at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay), Paul (a senior at Kingsford High School) and Sofia (an eighth grader at Kingsford Middle School). The Ruesches reside in Kingsford and enjoy time together as a family and with their boxer: Rosco, and cat: Marley.

​To read more from Pastor Ruesch, visit his blog at 906Lutheran.com.
Ministry Staff
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Renee Wilson, Office Secretary
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Don Hoaglund, Organist
Our Redeemer Officers
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Scott "Skip" Schoenborn, Chairman
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Bob Guy, Vice-Chairman
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Claire Valeski, Secretary
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Judy Walker, Treasurer
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Sherry Caduto, Financial Secretary
Board of Elders
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Dana Bey
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Mark Mortl
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David Muchka
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Gary Peterson
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Jim Reed
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Ed Thornton (Chair)
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Damian Treiber
Board of Trustees
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Tony Caduto
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Jim Harris
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Bob Thone (Chair)
Other Board Chairs
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Erin Forsberg, Education
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Carol Thornton, Missions
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John Messer, Stewardship
420 W. Breitung Ave.
Kingsford, MI 49802
Phone: 906-774-1844  |  Fax: 906-774-2967
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Who We Are
    • What We Believe
    • What to Expect
    • Closed Communion
    • Staff & Officers
  • Ministries
    • Bible Study
    • Ladies' Guild
    • Helping Hands
    • Health & Wellness
    • Children
    • Youth
    • Missionaries
  • Resources
    • Bulletins
    • Sermon Audio
    • "Family Faith Talk"
    • Confirmation
    • Links
    • Newsletters
    • Calendar
    • ESV Bible
    • Small Catechism
  • Contact Us
  • GIVE