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– Walnut Hill Bible Church Family
I grew up in a large family with 8 siblings and parents who loved the Lord and were diligent in teaching and living out the truth of the Gospel. God completely convinced me he was real and the sovereign ruler of the universe when I was 13. I started my journey of ministry when I was 18 by moving to Mississippi for disaster relief work. While I was there I also interned under the youth pastor at Lemoyne Blvd Baptist church and Youth For Christ. I was blessed with Godly and patient men who helped me learn preaching and discipleship.
After a couple years I moved back to Wisconsin and volunteered as a youth leader and eventually youth director at a Presbyterian church in the Dells for 3 years while Guiding at Expeditions Unlimited during the summers.
I got married to my beautiful wife (Johanna) and partner in ministry in 2013. We ran two discipleship programs at Expeditions Unlimited and volunteered in Walnut Hill’s youth group. In 2020 we left Expeditions Unlimited and started a small business but had accepted the position of High school ministry deacon and loved serving under Jesse Wells. After Jesse left to pursue a new ministry we felt the Lord leading us to offer to fill in during the search for a youth pastor.
We love being a part of what the Lord is doing in the youth of our church.
We have 5 wonderful additional members to our family
Sabrina, Ariel, Jedidiah, Malachi and Sophie
September 7th—November 30th
(9:45-10:45 AM)
Using the story of Job to tackle issues of evil, sin, repentance, and friendships
Teacher: Gail Mitchell
Location: The Sanctuary
*Gail studied at Trinity University, Bethel Seminary, and the University of Iowa. He spent 30 years in pastoral ministry in Iowa City before settling in Baraboo.
An accessible tutorial for responding with wisdom in complex ministry situations
Teacher: Pastor Kelly
Location: The Conference Room (upstairs, east wing)
*Kelly Bryant is an associate pastor at Walnut Hill, having previously served as a church planter in Papau New Guinea and as staff chaplain at Expeditions Unlimited.
Parenting that goes beyond behavioral modification to addressing matters of the heart
Teachers: Rich & Gayle Hoege
Location: The Fellowship Hall (downstairs, under sanctuary)
*Rich and Gayle have provided two decades of wide ranging and faithful service at Walnut Hill, raising four kids along the way. Rich is the assistant chief of police at Portage and serves as our elder board chairman. Gayle is widely known for her dedication to Christ, compassion for others, and relational wisdom.
A verse-by-verse journey through the book of Revelation
Teacher: Tom Grey
Location: 180 (i.e. the gym, downstairs, end of east wing)
*Tom Grey studied at Bethany Global University and has served more than three decades as a missionary in Indonesia and pastor throughout the Midwest.