James H. Carlson - Senior Pastor

Pastor Carlson has served as senior pastor of our congregation for seventeen years. Before coming to Ludington he served as a Navy Chaplain during the Vietnam era and pastored churches in California, Hawaii, and Colorado. He has also traveled extensively on mission trips to Europe, the Far East, and South America. He earned a B.A. degree from Bethel College in St. Paul, MN and Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry Degrees from Bethel Theological Seminary. Pastor Carlson and his wife, Marilyn, have three grown children and four grandchildren.