Bruce Janisch

Pastor

In 1991 the Lord moved Pastor Janisch to accept the call to serve at Ascension Lutheran Church.  Over the course of his years at Ascension, Pastor Janisch has seen the congregation grow from a small gathering of God’s people to a medium-sized ministry, which offers a wide variety of programs.  Pastor Janisch attributes that success to a focus on God’s word.  He says,

 “People desperately need the word of the Lord.  In the word we meet Jesus.  In the word we discover God’s love for us.  In the word we learn of his will for our lives.  If we at Ascension Lutheran church engage people with the word of the Lord, he will bless our ministry.”

Pastor Janisch received his Bachelors degree from Northwestern College and his Master of Divinity degree from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.   Previously, Pastor Janisch served as Hispanic outreach pastor at Cordero de Dios (Lamb of God) Lutheran Church in Miami, Florida, and as Campus Chaplain at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.  Pastor Janisch, his wife Bethel, and their three children live in Plymouth.

Email Pastor Janisch

Jack Meyer

Family Minister

Jack Meyer has been with Ascension, and in staff ministry since July, 2005. Jack's role as a family minister is, with the help of God, to provide programs that will nurture families at Ascension through Christian education and provide Bible discussions, activities and seminars that inform, encourage and support families. Jack works closely with the Education Elder, the School Elder and the Outreach Elder as they seek to know and do God’s will in support of the people Ascension serves. Jack says,

"I am really excited about my work at Ascension. We have so many young families who love the Lord, seek to know him better and desire to serve him. At the same time, I cherish those who are at later stages of life for their faith, their experience and their eagerness to serve. We are truly a Christian family seeking to serve God by serving one another and reaching out to the community."