Serving You at St. Peter

Aaron Kristopeit

Pastor

a.kristopeit@splwega.net

Benjamin Ristow

Staff Minister

b.ristow@splwega.net

St. Peter Church Council

Left to Right:

Jeremy Schroeder - Deacon Chairman

Jim Freer - Treasurer

Tim Edwards - School Board Representative

Justin Koplien - Trustee Chairman

Hunter Wilz - Vice President

Dan Popple - President

Dietrich Henckel - Early Learning Center Board Chairman

What We Believe

All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus (Romans 3:23-24).

We believe sin is the problem at the root of all pain and suffering in our world.

We believe redemption through Jesus Christ is God's freely given solution for sin.

Therefore, Jesus is at the center of everything we believe and do. His grace is revealed to people in the Bible, God's perfect Word. Through God's Word, the Holy Spirit leads people to faith in Jesus, the friend of sinners.

Grace alone. Faith alone. Christ alone. Scripture alone.

All to God’s glory alone.

As a confessional Lutheran church, this is what we are all about.

St. Peter is a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

For more details about what we and the WELS believe, visit our synod’s website here.

Our Mission

Share. Learn. Follow.

Good News for All Ages

We share the Gospel of Christ to educate and disciple all ages.

Our History

  • 2013 Building on the Rock project begins, old school demolished

  • 2014 Dedication of Building on the Rock project

  • 2015 3k program was officially adopted by the congregation

  • 2020 Covid-19 forces temporary suspension of in-person worship

  • 2020 St. Peter welcomes its first Staff Minister

  • 2021 St. Peter upgrades audio and video for its Facebook live stream

  • 2021 Air conditioning installed for the first time in the church

  • 2021 Approval given to explore plans for an Early Learning Center

  • 2022 All stained glass is removed, refurbished, and re-installed

  • 2022 St. Peter celebrates 150 years as a congregation

  • 2023 The large murals in the front of the church are restored and placed higher to make room for new screens

  • 2024 Approval given to build an Early Learning Center and three additional school classrooms

  • 2024 Steeple shingles replaced after summer hailstorm

  • 2024 With the assistance of Builders for Christ, a new 3-room addition is added to the day school

  • 1869 Church organized

  • 1873 First church building dedicated

  • 1888 Second church building dedicated

  • 1891 Parsonage built

  • 1894 1st school established

  • 1896 1st Pipe organ installed

  • 1900 New school dedicated

  • 1910 Current church building dedicated

  • 1911 Senior Choir organized

  • 1929 Present pipe organ dedicated

  • 1941 New three-room school constructed

  • 1955 3 classroom addition added to the school

  • 1962 An additional 3 classrooms were added to the school

  • 1989 Sanctuary of church is redecorated

  • 2007 Stained glass repaired