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Pastor Josiah Fitch

Josiah was born in Denver, Colorado, on July 11th, 1985. 

A lifelong Lutheran and son of a 26+ year DCE, Josiah was steeped in Lutheran theology long before he entered the Seminary. Josiah began life in Denver, but has lived in Grand Rapids and Allendale, MI, Wild Rose & Menasha, WI, Plymouth & Rochester, IN, the St. Louis area while attending Concordia Seminary, and in Aberdeen, SD. Most of his formative years were spent in Plymouth Indiana, where he attended Jr High and High school, before pursuing his undergraduate degree in Theatre: Lighting and Scenic Design at Indiana University South Bend. Josiah began his seminary career a year after finishing undergrad, beginning in the summer of 2012.

Ashley was born on May 4th, 1988, in the suburbs of Chicago, IL. Her family eventually moved to Plymouth, IN, where she spent her formative years, and where she would eventually become friends with Josiah. After 11 years of friendship, Josiah and Ashley began a romance that would continue through Josiah’s 1st year of Seminary, culminating in their marriage on August 24th, 2013, just before Josiah began his 2nd year. 

The Fitchs spent Vicarage at St. Mark’s Lutheran of Elberta, AL, with the wonderful congregation there. They returned to the Seminary for Josiah’s fourth year and were blessed to see the birth of their 1st child, their beautiful daughter Kessidy, on August 15th, 2015.

Josiah received his 1st Call out of the Seminary upon receiving his Certification for Ordination and his Masters of Divinity from Concordia Seminary on May 20th, 2016, to serve the loving people of St. Paul’s Lutheran of Aberdeen, SD. During their time at St. Paul’s Aberdeen, He and Ashley were blessed to welcome their 2nd daughter, Eliana, on June 30th, 2017, and their 1st boy, Benjamin, on February 10th, 2019, 2nd they welcomed their 4th born child and 2nd boy, Japheth on July 4th, 2020. Their 5th child and 3rd boy, Samuel, was born on June 10, 2022.

The Fitch's have been in Neenah since June 2020, when Josiah took up the divine call to the congregation of Peace Lutheran Church of Neenah, WI. 

 

 

 

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Our regular office hours are 8:30am - 3:30pm, Monday through Thursday. Our office is closed on Fridays and most major holidays.

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