Bethel Calls New Senior Pastor

Pastor Jamie Strickler

Pastor Strickler, his beloved wife Suzanne (Zanny), and their three beautiful children Joseph, Ally, and Gabriella moved to Holdrege Monday April 9, 2012. The Strickler Five are all native Iowans but are excited for their new charge in Nebraska.
Growing up in Iowa Pastor Strickler played football, earned all-state awards in wrestling, and even won a state championship with USA Powerlifting. After spending 9 years in the finance and insurance industry he was called into the ministry.
He graduated magna-cum-laude in 2008 from Grand View University in Des Moines Iowa with a BA in Religion and Philosophy. At Grand View Pastor Strickler was also inducted into three national honor societies including Theta Alpha Kappa, an honor society for religious studies, all the while serving as a chaplain at Hope Ministries' Bethel Rescue Mission.
Upon graduation from Grand View University he received a full academic scholarship to Luther Seminary and he and his family moved to St. Paul Minnesota where he continued to minister to the homeless and received his Masters of Divinity in May of 2011.
Pastor Strickler received his first call to Word of Life Lutheran Church in Fairfield, Iowa in June of 2010 and was ordained there on September 4th of that same year.
His hobbies include: loving and serving his wife, raising their three children, studying theology, playing with his dog, Luther, and keeping up with the latest political news.