Benjamin Phelps
Benjamin Phelps is a 2014 graduate from Martin Luther College with a German emphasis. From there went on to Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. In 2018, he was assigned as pastor to Kenai, Alaska. In 2023, he accepted a call to serve as an associate pastor at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Marathon, Wisconsin.
Ben loves all things history and enjoys traveling. A descendant of over a dozen Lutheran pastors, Ben has an interest in his family roots, especially 19th-century Lutheranism, and has written several papers and journal articles on the topic. His 2018 thesis on Wyneken won the John Harrison Ness award and the Abdel Ross Wentz prize. He is also the recipient of several awards and recognitions from the Concordia Historical Institute.
He has served on the WELS 175th committee and frequently presents on his research. Ben is currently a doctoral candidate in historical theology through Concordia Seminary's reduced residency program in St. Louis.