Our Partnership Pastors
Senior Pastor - Rev. Benjamin Dose
Associate Pastor - Rev. Briton Nelson
Rev. Benjamin Dose
Pastor Ben Dose grew up in Storm Lake, Iowa. He is the oldest of four children. He attended St. John's Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. He was baptized, confirmed, married, and ordained in this church.
He went to Storm Lake High School the after graduation from high school in 1995 went onto Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. He played 4 years of college football at Buena Vista. It was at Buena Vista that he met the love of his life, Rebecca.
After graduating from Buena Vista in 1999, Pastor and Rebecca moved to St. Louis, MO so he could attend seminary at Concordia Seminary. Pastor's vicarage August of 2001 - July of 2002 was at St. James Lutheran Church in Shawano, IL. His first call after graduation from the seminary in 2003 was to South Shore Trinity Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake, MN. After serving there for 5 years, moved to serve as Pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Arcadia until June of 2024 when he accepted the call to serve St. John's Burt and Trinity Algona.
Pastor and Rebecca have 4 children, Jonathan, Timothy, Lydia, and Hannah. Pastor is an avid ice fisherman, loves to hunt and work out as well as read books on Lutheran theology.
Benjamin was installed on June 9, 2024 to begin serving Christ's people at both St. John's and Trinity Lutheran Churches .
Pastor Ben Dose grew up in Storm Lake, Iowa. He is the oldest of four children. He attended St. John's Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. He was baptized, confirmed, married, and ordained in this church.
He went to Storm Lake High School the after graduation from high school in 1995 went onto Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. He played 4 years of college football at Buena Vista. It was at Buena Vista that he met the love of his life, Rebecca.
After graduating from Buena Vista in 1999, Pastor and Rebecca moved to St. Louis, MO so he could attend seminary at Concordia Seminary. Pastor's vicarage August of 2001 - July of 2002 was at St. James Lutheran Church in Shawano, IL. His first call after graduation from the seminary in 2003 was to South Shore Trinity Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake, MN. After serving there for 5 years, moved to serve as Pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Arcadia until June of 2024 when he accepted the call to serve St. John's Burt and Trinity Algona.
Pastor and Rebecca have 4 children, Jonathan, Timothy, Lydia, and Hannah. Pastor is an avid ice fisherman, loves to hunt and work out as well as read books on Lutheran theology.
Benjamin was installed on June 9, 2024 to begin serving Christ's people at both St. John's and Trinity Lutheran Churches .
Rev. Briton Nelson
Briton Nelson was born September 30, 1996 and adopted into God’s family through the waters of Holy Baptism on October 16, 1996. He grew up in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. After attending one year at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, he transferred to Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa to study religion, graduating in 2019.
He then entered Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated in May of 2023. While there, he served his vicarage at Messiah Lutheran Church in Clio, Michigan.
Briton met his wife Jade at the University of Norther Iowa while she was a freshman student there and he was starting his first year at Wartburg College. They married on June 6, 2020 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. Their daughter Autumn was born in Saginaw, Michigan on December 15, 2021.
Briton’s parents recently retired and moved to Cherokee, Iowa. Cinda (his mom) was an accountant and Jeff (his dad) worked for American Family Insurance. Briton’s younger brother Mack just graduated from Marquette with a doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) and currently lives in Reedsburg, Wisconsin.
Briton Nelson was born September 30, 1996 and adopted into God’s family through the waters of Holy Baptism on October 16, 1996. He grew up in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. After attending one year at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, he transferred to Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa to study religion, graduating in 2019.
He then entered Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated in May of 2023. While there, he served his vicarage at Messiah Lutheran Church in Clio, Michigan.
Briton met his wife Jade at the University of Norther Iowa while she was a freshman student there and he was starting his first year at Wartburg College. They married on June 6, 2020 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. Their daughter Autumn was born in Saginaw, Michigan on December 15, 2021.
Briton’s parents recently retired and moved to Cherokee, Iowa. Cinda (his mom) was an accountant and Jeff (his dad) worked for American Family Insurance. Briton’s younger brother Mack just graduated from Marquette with a doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) and currently lives in Reedsburg, Wisconsin.
Briton, Jade, and Autumn
Jade has a degree in education from the University of Northern Iowa and taught middle school math last year at Word of Life Lutheran School in St. Louis. Her parents, Nick and Mechelle Carter, live in Marion, Iowa along with her younger sister Zoey. Jade’s older sister Ariel lives in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
Briton enjoys hiking, sports, and cooking. He and Jade are excited to take up gardening. They are very excited to be joining our church and community and look forward to meeting everyone soon!
Briton was ordained and installed on June 25, 2023 to begin serving Christ's people at both St. John's and Trinity Lutheran Churches .
Briton enjoys hiking, sports, and cooking. He and Jade are excited to take up gardening. They are very excited to be joining our church and community and look forward to meeting everyone soon!
Briton was ordained and installed on June 25, 2023 to begin serving Christ's people at both St. John's and Trinity Lutheran Churches .
