Leadership

Pastors & Staff

Pastor Ben Dose 

Senior Pastor 

Pastor Dose grew up in Storm Lake, Iowa and graduated from Concordia Seminary in 2003. He served his vacarage at St. James Lutheran Church in Shawano, Wisconsin. His first call was to South Shore Trinity Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, where he served 5 years. He then accepted a call to Zion Lutheran Church in Arcadia, Iowa, where he served for 16 years. In June of 2024, he began serving as Senior Pastor to both Trinity Lutheran Church in Algona, Iowa and St. John's Lutheran Church in Burt, Iowa.
Pastor's wife, Rebecca is a music teacher by trade. They have four children, Jonathan, Timothy, Lydia, and Hannah.

Briton Nelson

Associate Pastor

Pastor Nelson grew up in Reedsburg, Wisconsin and graduated in May of 2023 from Concordia Seminary.   While there, he served his vicarage at Messiah Lutheran Church in Clio, Michigan.  Briton was ordained and installed on June 25, 2023, to begin serving Christ's people at both St. John's and Trinity Lutheran Churches.

Briton's wife, Jade, has a degree in education from the University of Northern Iowa and taught middle school math last year in St. Louis.  They also have a daughter, Autumn.

Henry Friedrich

Pastor Emeritus

Henry served nearly twenty years as Visitation Pastor at Trinity following his retirement from full-time ministry in Iowa, Oregon, and North Dakota.

Bonita Meyer

Administrative Assistant

Bonita is the heart of the church office. She coordinates the various tasks, calendars, and printing projects that keep the church running smoothly.
 

Pam Gogerty

Music Director

Pam serves as the organist and music director for all of our worship services and events. She coordinates the choir and special music throughout the year and shares her talents on the organ and piano.