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Author: Pastor John Wegener

Rev. John H. Wegener was born on September 22, 1974 in Ames IA a minute after the birth of his twin brother. He was baptized on October 6, 1974 at St. John Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Hubbard, IA where his father (The Rev. Thomas C. Wegener) served as pastor. He was confirmed in 1984 at Faith Lutheran Church of Waterloo, IA. He graduated from West High School in Waterloo and then attended the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, IA where he earned a B.A. in Graphic Design in 1997. In 2000, he began his studies at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN. He served as vicar at Emmaus Lutheran Church, in Fort Wayne from the summer of 2002 to the summer of 2003. He received his Master of Divinity from CTS in 2004. He was called to St. Paul Lutheran Church in Readlyn, IA and Immanuel Lutheran Church of Klinger, IA where he was ordained and installed on June 13, 2004. He served there until July, 2007 when he accepted the call to serve the campus ministry at College Hill Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa near the University of Northern Iowa. He was installed there on July 1st, 2007. John met Ms. Heidi M. Johnson while in college at the church where he now serves as pastor. They were married on August 8, 1998 at Grace Lutheran Church in Waterloo, IA. John and Heidi have four children: AJ, Aleah, Javan, and Michael.

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This last year I continued my usual routine of meeting once a week on campus with our students for lunch.  We meet in…

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It’s time to help your graduating seniors find a church home away from home as they leave for college.  Please take the time…

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We have a beautiful and spacious building just one block from the university campus thanks to our generous congregation and the Iowa District…

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If you’re looking for the opposite of what Gene Veith describes as The Spirituality of the Cross, here it is!  Since dross rhymes…

Posted On 6 Mar 201310 Mar 2013

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He began to walk away from the podium and said, “[You are] all damned sinners, one and all,” to which, the assembled college…

Posted On 12 Jan 201314 Jan 2013

Q&A — Gender as Social Construct

Another question came in using our Ask a Pastor button on the right. Sorry these are taking a while to answer, but we…

Posted On 21 Nov 201225 Nov 2012

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It’s been a while since I’ve tapped the keys for Steadfast on Campus and I don’t even have a good excuse (like building…

Posted On 29 Aug 201230 Aug 2012

Steadfast on Campus — A Cry for Help and a Wish List

Your graduating seniors are heading off to college.  They’re leaving the herd and the lion is waiting. For some of them, this may…

Posted On 8 Jun 20127 Jun 2012

Steadfast on Campus — ULC: The Flagship of Campus Ministry

While you’re looking through the University Lutheran Chapel (ULC) website, take note of three reasons why so many of us in campus ministry…

Posted On 11 May 201216 Sep 2018

Steadfast on Campus — Short Term Mission Trips

The Rev. Joshua Gale wrote a fine article here on BJS in response to the discussion on short-term mission trips.  He wrote from…

Posted On 19 Apr 201216 Sep 2018

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I couldn’t help but follow the discussion on BJS concerning the topic of worship wars titled “Every Sunday Pro-Choice Sunday?” (Who cares that…

Posted On 23 Mar 201216 Sep 2018

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The college campus is a windy place. Life-long Lutheran students are suddenly carried away from the foundation of the apostles and prophets by…

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