Our Congregation

Our Pastor

Rev. Garrett Buvinghausen was installed as sole pastor at Bethany on October 28th, 2023. He holds a B.A. from Southwestern University, an M.A. in Youth Ministry from Huntington University, IN, and is a May 2019 graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN. He and his wife, Emilia, were married in May 2019, and they have been blessed with three living children. Pastor Buvinghausen enjoys spending time with his family, reading classic works of literature, collecting fountain pens, tinkering with his typewriters, and getting outside to enjoy God’s wonderful creation.

Email: pastor.buvinghausen@icloud.com 

About us

We are a confessional, liturgical congregation of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod in the beautiful historic village of Wellington, Ohio. Please visit us on Sundays at 10:15am for Worship. Please come and share in the joy of Christ crucified for the forgiveness of sins delivered in His Word and Sacraments. We celebrate Holy Communion every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday. If you have any questions please contact Pastor Buvinghausen.

Our Elders

  • Kevin Gallatin

  • Jim Davis

  • Rich Rankin

  • Our church elders Kevin Gallatin, Jim Davis, and Rich Rankin would be happy to answer any questions you have reguarding our church or services.

Faith Comes By Hearing

Listen to Pastor Buvinghausen’s sermons and select Bible studies below or at this link: https://revbuv.podbean.com