New Life Lutheran Church
Staff & Leaders

Luke Willitz

Rev. Luke Willitz lived in Sebring as a child when his father, Rev. Joel Willitz, served as the first pastor of New Life (1990-1995). Luke Willitz attended college at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN before completing his seminary training at Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary in Mankato, MN. Rev. Willitz spent a year serving as a vicar (pastor-in-training) at Bethany Lutheran Church and School in Port Orchard, WA. In September 2012, Rev. Willitz was ordained and began serving as the pastor of New Life. Rev. Willitz and his wife, Kim, have two small children, daughter Aurora and son Levi.