Benjamin Phelps
Benjamin Phelps is a 2014 graduate from Martin Luther College with a Bachelor of Arts with a German emphasis. From there went on to Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. Upon completion of his seminary studies in 2018, he was called as pastor to Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in 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 two awards of commendation from the Concordia Historical Institute.
Ben is currently a doctoral student in historical theology through Concordia Seminary's reduced residency program in St. Louis.