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St. Paul's - Adams

Worship Services

Sundays at 7:45AM and 10:30AM

Mondays at 7:00PM

Bible Classes

Teen & Adult Bible Class - Sundays at 9:00AM

BIC - Thursdays at 6:30PM

LAB - Thursdays at 7:00PM

WBP - Wednesdays at 10:00AM and 7:00PM

Listen on WRJC

Tune into 92.9FM from 8:45 - 9:30AM

Time of Grace

Pastor Mark Jeske (Informal Bible Study on Channel 8, WKBT-TV 7:00 A.M. Sundays)

JAM & Sunday School

Sunday School is open to all children in grades 4K-8

J.A.M. is for children in grades 4K-6.

Listen on the Web

Were you under the weather and missed the service? Out of town for the weekend? Now you can listen to our sermons online. Click on Spiritual Messages for a list of sermons available.

About Us

Who We Are:

St. Paul's Lutheran Church is a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS).

WELS is committed to the task of proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all the world and holds the Bible in all its parts as the verbally inspired Word of God.

We worship every Sunday at 7:45 & 10:30 AM and every Monday at 7 PM. Visitors are always welcome.

We teach the message of the Bible. Click on WELS link above for our beliefs.

We are located across from Mauston's Middle School and High School at 517 Grayside Avenue in a church built in 1995.

We are made up of approximately 800 people of all ages.

Please meet our staff, find out our history or take a look at our facilities by clicking a button on the left or click words at the top to visit another area of our Web.

Our History:

In 1896 exploratory services were held in Mauston. Pastor W. Parisuis of Elroy conducted the services. Pastor Emil Zaremba was assigned from the Seminary to work full time in Mauston. On August 23, 1896 die Evangelische Lutheranische Sanct Paulus Gemeinde was organized. The congregation met in the German Presbyterian Church. In the spring of 1898, the congregation of twelve families decided to construct its own place of worship. After purchasing a site at the corner of Martin and Williams streets, a frame building was constructed and dedicated on June 12, 1898. Our first parsonage stands next to that church and was completed in 1904. Because the congregation grew in number a new church building was needed. The cornerstone of that church building was laid in September and it was dedicated in December of 1938. We called that building home until the summer of 1995. In the summer of 1990, a new parsonage was donated to the congregation. It is located near Hess Memorial Hospital on Division Street. On July 30, 1995, our present church building was dedicated to the Lord's service. It is located on Highway 82 across from the Olson Middle School. Our future is in the Lord's hands.

Pastors who have served us

Emil Zaremba (1896-1902), William Nommensen (1903-1907), Martin Plass (1907-1911), W. Ulrich (1911-1914), William Lutz (1914-1931), Albert Winter (1931-1956), Carl Rosenow (1956-1964) Max Hermann (1964-1987), David Leistekow (1987-1996), Paul Steinberg (1997-2004), Jon Meyer (2000-present) Joseph Fricke (2004-present), Pastor Collin Vanderhoof (2005-present).

Our Facilities:

July 30, 1995 our congregation moved into a new facility built across from Olson Middle School at 517 Grayside Avenue.

We are blessed with ground level entrance, handicap accessibility, an ample library, 6 Sunday school classrooms and efficient office space.

Worship Seating: 253; Fellowship Hall Capacity: 150; Square Feet: 10,000; Cost of present facility: 1.1 Million

Portable classrooms are used by the Teens for their meetings.

Current Staff:

Email Pastor Fricke	Pastor Joseph Fricke: Pastor Joseph Fricke graduated with a B.A. in 1989 from Northwestern College, in Watertown, Wisconsin. He continued his schooling at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, WI, and graduated with a Master of Divinity degree in 1993. Pastor Fricke served as Vicar at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Vasser MI. He served as Pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Valentine, NE from 1993 to 2000. From 2000 - 2004, he served as pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Portland, OR. Since 2004, he has been serving as pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Mauston. Pastor Fricke's wife, Rebecca, was born and raised in Montello, WI, where she attended St. John's Lutheran School. She graduated from Winnebago Lutheran Academy and enrolled at Martin Lutheran College, New Ulm, MN. After graduating in 1988, Rebecca taught grades one to three at Zion Lutheran School in Osceola, WI. Since then she has also taught preschool at Zion Lutheran Church in Valentine, NE, and at Grace Lutheran Church, Portland, OR. The Frickes have 4 children, Lucas 19, Evan 18, Emily 16, and Haley 13. The family enjoys the outdoors, including hunting & fishing.
Email Pastor Vanderhoof	Pastor Collin Vanderhoof: Pastor Collin Vanderhoof was born in West Allis, WI . When he was two years old, he moved with his family to Appleton, WI. With the exception of two years living in Louisville, Kentucky, Pastor Vanderhoof grew up in Appleton . He attended grade school at Mount Olive Lutheran and was confirmed there. In 1996, he graduated from Fox Valley Lutheran High School . From there he went on to Martin Luther College and graduated with a B.A. in 2001. He then went on to Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary and graduated with a Masters of Divinity in May, 2005. Pastor Vanderhoof served as a vicar in Nampa, Idaho. In 2005, he was assigned to St. Paul's in Mauston. This is his first call. Pastor’s wife, Tiffany, was born in West Bend , WI , and grew up in Hubertus, WI . She graduated from Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School in 1996. She enrolled at Martin Luther College and during her time there served as an emergency teacher for grades K-2 at Sola Fide Lutheran Church in Lawrenceville, GA. She graduated with a teaching degree in Dec. of 2000. The next year she taught grades 3 and 4 at St. John’s Lutheran School in Newburg, WI. The Vanderhoofs have 3 children, Noah 8, in 3rd grade at St Paul's Lutheran School in Wonewoc, and Micah 5, in Kindergarten at St Paul's in Wonewoc, and Grace 2.
	Pastor Joh Meyer: Pastor Joh Meyer accepted a call to serve our congregation on a semi-retirement basis. He visits shut-ins, teaches Bible classes and tells a lot of good stories.
	Randy Marschall: Randy Marschall, a past President and council member of our congregation serves as financial secretary. This part time position includes writing checks, managing bills and accounts and keeping track of our budget and offerings. He sees finances not as money, but as a wonderful resource to serve our God and spread his kingdom.
Email Amanda Emery	Amanda Emery: Amanda Emery is our church secretary and is typically available at our church office from 8:00AM - Noon, Monday - Friday.
	Councilmen for 2010: President : Lee Schnell, Vice President & Secretary: Brian Yerges, Treasurer : Randy Marschall, Evangelism, John Roemer, Worship: Hank Miller, Stewardship: Erik Larson, Buildings & Grounds: Larry Firlus, Education, Jeff Hanson.