About St. Paul's Church
St. Paul’s is a congregation of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Here the saints of God gather in reverence, joy, and thanksgiving to hear and receive our Lord Jesus in His Word and Sacraments. The Divine Service is held every Sunday morning, Wednesday evening, and on special occasions for feasts and festivals throughout the church’s calendar. Bible study, catechesis, and instruction are offered in many settings throughout the year. Sunday School for children and Adult Bible Class take place at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings in between services. “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!”
The Divine Service
Our congregation uses the Lutheran Service Book to structure our worship of the crucified and risen Lord. We confess our sins before Him and receive His forgiveness from the minister, as from God Himself. We hear His Word proclaimed and from it learn how to live a sanctified life. We receive the true Body and Blood of Jesus under the forms of bread and wine and give thanks to The Lord for all his benefits to us. We sing hymns which proclaim the truth of the Holy Scriptures with depth and clarity.
Catechesis
“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” The Holy Scriptures are the only source and norm of all theology. Therefore the Scriptures must be the light unto our path and the lamp unto our feet. Therefore what God inspired by the Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testament are at the heart of all our learning, whether it be in Sunday Morning Bible Study, Sunday School for the children, Confirmation classes, or the various other studies which take place during the week.
Our Pastors
Rev. Sean Willman
Pastor Willman is a native of Marion, IN, graduated from Concordia University Wisconsin in 2008. He then received a Masters of Divinity from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne Indiana in 2013. His vicarage year was completed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Reese, MI. He served parishes in Mayville and Pleasant Prairie, WI prior to being installed as the associate pastor at St. Paul's in Hillsdale in 2019 and then as the senior pastor in 2021. Rev. Willman has served as a delegate to district conventions in South Wisconsin and Michigan, and as our circuit's pastoral delegate at the 2023 Synod Convention, serving on a floor committee. He has served on the Synod's PALS (Post-Seminary Applied Learning at Support) steering committee, as staff at the Bugenhagen Pastor's Conference, and occasional podcast guest and conference presenter. He is married to Anna, and they have seven children. Together the Willman family enjoys outdoor pursuits like camping, hiking, and spending days on water. In his free time Pastor enjoys tinkering in the barn and listening to Cubs games on the radio.
Rev. Andrew Twietmeyer
Andrew Twietmeyer was ordained into The Office of the Holy Ministry on June 19th, 2021. He was called to serve as Associate Pastor at St. Paul’s and installed on July 8th, 2023. He and his wife Elizabeth have two daughters and live in Jonesville. Pastor Twietmeyer was born and raised in Kent County Michigan where he was baptized and confirmed. After attending Concordia University Wisconsin, he taught English and Social Studies at a Lutheran High School before entering the Seminary. He enjoys spending his free time fishing, hunting, and playing board games with his kids.