Staff

Rev. Rodney Serbus

Senior Pastor

Pastor Rod Serbus was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He attended Concordia Seminary (St. Louis) and there found his love for the preaching event. At seminary, he also found the love of his life, Deaconess Phaedra. Pastor Rod and Phaedra have four children who enjoy spending time together in motion, whether inside or outside. Pastor Rod enjoys the study of homiletics, hunting, shooting (pistol, rifle, archery), photography, and weight lifting. He has been blessed to be a husband, father and pastor, and finds great joy in each vocation.

Rev. Benjamin Leeper

Associate Pastor

Pastor Ben was born in Plano, Texas. From the time he was young, he knew that he wanted to be a pastor, but it wasn’t until he had the opportunity to share the gospel and teach the faith while working at a summer camp that Ben decided to pursue pastoral ministry in earnest. He met his wife, Emily, while in college and in 2018, they graduated from Concordia University Nebraska, married, and then moved to Concordia Seminary in St. Louis to complete his education. On July 16, 2023, Pastor Ben joined Bethlehem where he was ordained and installed as Associate Pastor. His interests include playwrighting, theatre, podcast editing, videography, mixology, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and the study of the church (ecclesiology). Ben and Emily have two cats and have purchased their first home.

Jan Steinbrueck

Director of Christian Education

Jan came to Bethlehem to complete her internship and became full-time as Director of Christian Education in August 2019. She was born and raised in St. Louis, MO and attended Concordia University, Nebraska for undergrad. In her free time, Jan enjoys playing guitar, going on walks with her dog, Jax, and whipping up something new in the kitchen. She loves interacting with people of all ages at church, but especially loves spending time with the Sunday School and youth group kids. There is nothing better than seeing kids grow in their faith and realize the great plans that God has for them in their lives!

Bethany Malone

Office Secretary

Bethany has been a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church for over a decade and has been active in church events, meals and choir for most of that time. While born in Tacoma, WA and raised in Cincinnati, OH, she considers herself a die-hard Wisconsinite and never left once she came up for school. She graduated from University of Wisconsin with a bachelor’s degree in marketing and worked as a brand strategist and project manager for eight years at a Madison ad agency while growing her family. She joined the staff at Bethlehem in 2024 as the church office secretary and is excited to share her love for Christ and this congregation while also spending more time with her two kids, Georgia and James. When not in the office, you can find her and her husband, Joe, cooking, baking or grilling up a new recipe. Feel free to stop by the office and say hi!