Krehwinkel Church of God Has a New Pastor

Today it was formally announced that Frank Wetzel will become the new pastor in Krehwinkel. Krehwinkel, one of the oldest Church of God congregations in Germany, is the hometown of Herman Lauster (the pioneer, who brought the message of Pentecost to this part of Germany). The church in Krehwinkel happens to be Claudia's home church. (Her parents still attend there and we were married there.) Krehwinkel has been without a pastor since Heinrich Scherz retired last summer and moved to South Carolina.

Frank and Anja Wetzel comes to Krehwinkel from Hamburg (Elim Gemeinde Hamburg - Mitglied des Bundes freier Pfingstgemeinden) in northern Germany. Yesterday, his credentials were formally accepted into the Church of God. The local congregation had already voted for Wetzel last month. And today he was formally introduced to the congregation.

However, things go more slowly in Germany. Frank and Anja will first move here in January and begin his pastorate in February. As is customary in Germany, one must give employers and landlords three months notice. And one doesn't "give notice" until they have a secure job/apartment in their hands. And in their transition, they will first live in our apartment building here in Rudersberg.