PASTOR JACOB REICH
Education
High School: Great Plains Lutheran High School, Watertown, SD (’11)
College: B.A., Martin Luther College, New Ulm, MN (’15)
Seminary: M.Div., Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon WI (’19)
Ministry Experience
Served as summer vicar at Living Shepherd Lutheran Church, Laramie, WY (’17)
Served as vicar at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Watertown, SD (’17-’18)
Serves as associate pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Bay City, MI (’19-Present)
Personal Life
Son of Rev. Dan and Leanne Reich
Two older brothers: Dave and Nate
Married to Krystal (nee Franck) (2022)
Stepfather to son Kolten
Enjoys walking, mowing lawn, reading, and playing trumpet
Confirmation verse: “Do not love the world, or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” (1 John 2:15)
Favorite Bible verse: “Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:39)
Service to the Church at Large
Member of the Fellowship Committee of the Bay Area Lutheran Ministries (BALM)
Conducts services at Symphony Tri-Cities and
Bayfield Assisted Living.
