Pastor Roger Olsen entered the ministry in 1970 as Associate Pastor of Bethesda Church in Madison. In 1975 he began his ministry at Madison Gospel Tabernacle (now Lake City Church). A small group of people in New Glarus asked Pastor Roger to help them establish and pastor a church in 1993. The agreement to help for six months has now extended to 15 years. Pastor Roger says, “Like every new work, we have experienced our share of challenges; but God has been faithful and we have experienced His blessings in growth both spiritual and numerical.”

Enthused about what God is doing in and through the Church today, Pastor Roger is excited about what lies ahead. “It is a joy and privilege to be a part of helping and equipping young people, men and women to rise and step into their calling and fulfill God’s purpose for their lives! I look forward to seeing more of His plans and vision fulfilled in Grace and in the New Glarus area.”

Pastor Roger loves antique cars but professes his cars end up in the junkyard before attaining antique status!

Pastor Roger is married to Sandra enjoying 43 years of marriage, two sons, two daughters and 11 grandchildren. Sandra, along with their oldest son, owns and manages Kids Junction. Kids Junction is a Christian pre-school and after-school program with enrollment of over 300 children.

Pastor Mike and Wendy DeWitt

Pastor Mike and Wendy came to Grace in 1996.  He is the Director of Small Groups and teaches in the Grace School of Ministry.  Mike believes in the importance of continual personal education in God's Word, and so this has become his ministry focus.  Mike and Wendy have been married for 30 years.  They have two grown children, Meggan and Peter, and one sweet old yellow Lab, Cooper.

Pastor Kent and Gale Duval

Pastor Kent Duval oversees the Celebrate Recovery program and the Prayer Ministry at Grace Church. Helping people get closer to God, leading people to Christ and working with God in building disciples is very rewarding to Kent. He also enjoys corresponding with prisoners and views this as another avenue of opportunity.

Pastor Kent is living his dream: working from home in an internet business. Home is the Homestead Farm of more than 150 years where he enjoys hunting, reading and studying the Bible with his wife, Gale, on one of their outside porches.

Married for 30 years, Kent and Gale have four children: three daughters and one son. The oldest daughter is married, two are in college and they home-school their son. Raising successful adults with godly character has always been one of their major goals. They also share the family homestead with their chocolate Lab, Mya.

Pastor John and Angie Lewis

Pastor John Lewis is the Youth Pastor of ELEVATE Youth Ministry of Grace Church. John has been pastoring our Junior and Senior High Students for the past nine years.

John is excited to see young people reached for Jesus Christ, and enjoys seeing them grow in their faith and live their lives for God.

John and his wife Angie have been married five years. They both enjoy working out, reading, and hanging out with family and friends.  

Pastor Ken & Debbie Sears

Pastor Ken Sears is our Children’s Church Pastor. He and his wife, Debbie, oversee “JAM Time” (Jesus and Me) our worship service for kids in kindergarten through sixth grade. Ken began full-time ministry in 1986. Since that time, he has been a children’s pastor in churches in Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

In ministering with children, they’ve discovered an enthusiastic and responsive congregation of growing Christians. Their approach to ministry has been to challenge kids with truth through the language they speak: fun, laughter, and imagination. Ken says, “Kids can understand and apply surprisingly deep spiritual concepts if they are communicated well.”

Pastor Ken is a professional artist and his interests and hobbies are interwoven into the ministry through storytelling, puppets, gospel magic, art and writing. Pastor Ken along with his wife Debbie enjoy old movies, ballroom dancing, disc golf, spending time with their kids and each other. Any evening you may find Debbie crocheting while Ken reads aloud-classic novels!

Pastor Ken and Debbie have been married for 26 years (met in art school of course) and have 3 grown children: two girls and one boy. As a family they enjoy each other’s company for games, talks and cookouts.

Pastor Don and Mary Wickstrum

Don is a Pastoral Intern at Grace Church's Monroe Campus. He has been a Youth Pastor for over 7 years including four years serving the Monroe area. Don and his wife Mary have two adorable kids: one boy and one girl. They recently moved into their first home in Monroe.

Don has a passion for the ministry and along with Grace Church has been able to help many young people in Monroe discover who they really are in Christ Jesus. Don and Mary, are excited about the growth they continue to witness.

In addition to his work at Grace, Don owns his own business in Monroe - Automation and Engineering. Don enjoys many hobbies from playing guitar and singing on the worship team to working on a project vehicle.