Pastoral Staff
Meredith Bedker Musaus
Welcome to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, where I have had the privilege of serving as Senior Pastor for nearly seventeen years. We are living into our values of being a Rooted, Relevant, and Relational congregation. I love to tell stories but would never “jest” about our mission which is “To grow disciples across all generations to do justice, welcome with love, and serve humbly with God.” Bio I was born in Caracas, Venezuela, where my dad worked for Texaco, Inc.…
Pastor Andy Fetters
Pastor Andy was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. His home congregation is First English Lutheran Church in Columbus, Ohio, where he was baptized, raised, confirmed, and married. He has worked in several Cleveland, Columbus, Houston, Detroit, and New York congregations. Since 2012, he has served Saint Mark’s Lutheran Church in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Pastor Andy was born into a large family with 16 brothers (3 adopted, 2 biological, and 11 foster brothers. All his foster brothers and one of his…
Ellie Schmidtke
As the Minister of Care and Community, Deacon Ellie’s primary work includes ministry to senior citizens and disabled adults. She is the liaison for many ministries at Holy Cross. She communicates with important community, synod, and local and regional agencies to support those over 65 and disabled adults. She also helps to support those who are sick by performing home, hospital, nursing home, and rehabilitation center visits. Ellie also runs our Prayer Chain. Her hard work here brings care and…