We are happy for you to meet
Pastor Jim Mumm
Jim was born in 1937 on a farm in Horton Township in the rural Hancock/Morris Area of Minnesota. In the year of his birth, he received God’s sacred name in Holy Baptism and was adopted into His Family of Believers at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Horton Township. Jim and his six siblings were blessed with devout Christian parents, Henry and Frances Mumm. Henry and Frances lovingly and diligently trained-up their children in the truths of God’s Word. By God’s grace and through faith in Jesus Christ, Henry and Frances now live with the LORD God in heaven.
Jim graduated from Zion Lutheran Grade School in Sanborn, Minnesota; Dr. Martin Luther High School in New Ulm. Minnesota; Northwestern College in Watertown, Wisconsin; and Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, Wisconsin.
During his college years, Jim worked in Road Construction during the summer months and at Bethesda Lutheran Home in Watertown, Wisconsin, as a care-giver during the school months. After graduating from Northwestern College, Jim served for a year as the Director of Recreation at Bethesda Lutheran Home. After entering the Lutheran Ministry, Jim served on Bethesda’s Board of Directors.
After graduating from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in 1965, Jim served as a full-time Lutheran Pastor for a total of forty years in the State of Wisconsin. For seven years, he served as the pastor of a Tri-parish composed of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hill Point, Trinity Lutheran Church in Lime Ridge, and Faith Lutheran Church in Reedsburg. For nineteen years, Jim served as a pastor at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Onalaska. For fourteen years, he served as the founding pastor at Lord of Love Lutheran Church in De Forest.
Since his retirement from the full-time Lutheran Ministry in 2005, Jim has served as a Vacancy Pastor at twelve WELS congregations located in Wisconsin, Florida, the Island of Granada, California, Texas and Nevada. He also taught Christian doctrine in China with China Partners, now titled, “316NOW.”
In his younger years, Jim enjoyed participating in various sports. He’s hunted in Minnesota and Wisconsin and fished in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Canada. Jim enjoys the wonders of God’s Realm of Nature by means of hiking, bicycling and canoeing. He has taken many canoeing trips into the Boundary Waters of Minnesota and Canada with family members, friends and the Lutheran Pioneers.
Jim’s first wife, Dianne nee Erven, passed from this life when she was fifty-nine years old. Jim and Dianne have six children. Jim’s present wife is Gail nee Smith/Knudson. Gail and her deceased husband, John Knudson, have three children. Dianne and John now live in the perfect happiness of God’s heaven which has been earned by Jesus Christ for all people and is given to all of His believers. The United Family of Jim and Gail is composed of nine children, twenty-six grandchildren, and fourteen great grandchildren. Jim and Gail presently live in Onalaska, Wisconsin.
The LORD God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, has richly blessed Jim. The LORD has blessed him with earthly life, faith in Jesus Christ, forgiveness of sins, the privilege to share God’s saving Word with other precious people, Christian family members and friends, many good things to do and enjoy on earth, and with the promise of everlasting life in heaven. Jim says with the inspired writer of Psalm 106:1-2, “Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever. Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the LORD or fully declare His praise?”
James and Gail Mumm
563 Court Road - Onalaska, Wisconsin 54650
608-781-1879 - dakota1940@centurylink.net
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"Peace to you!" from
Pastor Jon Cox
Grace and peace to you from Jesus Christ!
Thank you for visiting the Bethel Lutheran website! We would be especially glad if what you saw here would lead you to visit and worship with us in Galesville or Arcadia.
My wife, Doreen, and I have been married since 1990. We've been at home on the west side of Galesville since 2011. While our five children are growing up and heading out on their own, its nice to live where the neighbors are friendly.
The family at Bethel Lutheran is certainly a friendly group. We love it there and believe that you would too. Our members come from a range of backgrounds and span an age range from little ones on up, but there is a harmony among us that makes being at church there a peaceful experience.
Over the last 27 years of ministry, I've been blessed to serve in a wide variety of settings and situations. From a small mission congregation in central Texas, to a large congregation in central Wisconsin, to Bethel - Galesville and Arcadia. No matter the setting or size, the most valuable feature of life in these congregations is the blessing of being able to share Gods' Word with people who are eager to hear it.
It is so true that people of differing places and cultures face many of the same troubles. We all need the Word of God to counsel and direct our lives. The message of Jesus Christ is the one constant power that both motivates us to reach for success and comforts us when faced with plans that fail. We can always trust the goodness of God to bless and sustain us.
It is always a blessing to meet new people at church. I would be so happy to help you know Jesus Christ. Take a little time, read about what we believe, then come and see for yourself all the good things that God is doing at Bethel!
Contact Pastor Cox by email - jon.nathan.cox@gmail.com - or phone (608) 582-9998
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Faith Related Q and A
| What is WELS' stance on homosexuality? Do they ordain homosexual pastors?
Elsewhere on this website you will find a “Statement on homosexuality.” The excerpts below illustrate our scriptural approach to the subject.
“Scripture declares that homosexuality is a sin, which is contrary to God’s intention in creating man and woman. Sinful resistance to the revealed will of God is a factor in this sin. People may become slaves to this sin (Romans 1:18-31, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10).
“Many factors contribute to individual acts of sin: the sinful nature we are born with, the weaknesses of our bodies, evil influences in our environment, temptations and encouragement from other sinners, and our own sinful choice join together to lead us into sin. All of these factors contribute to homosexual sin. The proportionate role of these various factors may vary from case to case.
“We must warn the impenitent that homosexuality, like all sins, excludes people from eternal life (1 Corinthians 6:9-10). The church, therefore, must not, bless same-sex marriages or unions, since these are contrary to the will of God. The church must not place into nor retain in the public ministry of the Word people who defend, condone, or persist in words or actions that are contrary to God’s law.
“We are happy to assure the repentant who are struggling against this sin that they have complete forgiveness through the blood of Christ. When Christ died for all of the sins of the whole world, he gained forgiveness for homosexual deeds, for homosexual desires, and for the inborn sinful nature that produces these sins (1 Corinthians 6:11).
This link will enable you to read the entire document. As the document states, WELS does not ordain homosexual pastors.
| Has the WELS cut off talks with the LCMS or are they still meeting?
Discussions among church leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS), the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) have taken place annually since 2012. This year’s meeting was held earlier this week.
President Schroeder will write a story in next week’s (Dec. 17) Together, the official WELS e-newsletter, and on WELS social media channels. To subscribe to Together, visit wels.net/subscribe.
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| | » | WELS Connection - November 2019
November: Africa Mission Opportunities The One Africa Team is a valuable platform for connecting to the growing opportunities in Africa. The work in Africa is entering an exciting new phase. As the national churches there mature and communication technologies improve—God is giving us new opportunities to spread the gospel through our national partners to new places. Cast: WELS
| | » | WELS Connection - October 2019
October: Equipping Christian Witnesses Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn. is recognizing 150+ years of ministerial training in our synod by celebrating the 2020 silver anniversary of MLC with a two-year campaign. The title, “Equipping Christian Witnesses,” reflects not only the mission of its institution—to train a corps of Christian witnesses to meet WELS ministry needs—but also the pillars of the campaign; Recruitment, Financial Aid, and Facilities. Cast: WELS
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Forward in Christ
| Raising financially responsible kids
 When it came to teaching our kids about “stuff,” we kept it simple. When our children turned 12, they were on their own. (Not really, but it sounds more dramatic that way.) In reality, that’s when our children became responsible for budgeting their own money. Usually when kids get an allowance, they view it as […]
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