Ordained in 1987, Gary V. Gehlbach first served a dual parish in Wautoma and Hancock, WI.  In 1991 he accepted a call to serve as pastor at Triune Lutheran Church, Sharon WI, where he served until 2008.  While in the South Wisconsin District he served as District Secretary from 1991 to 1999, and he has helped to establish mission congregations in Brandon MS, Plainfield WI,  Lake Geneva WI, and Rockford IL.  In 2012 he accepted a call to serve as assistant pastor at Peace Lutheran Church as a worker-priest; he assists Pastor Bender in a variety of spiritual, educational, and administrative tasks.  In 2016 he became the administrator of Concordia Catechetical Academy (CCA), an extension of Peace Lutheran Church which is dedicated to the promotion of Luther’s Small Catechism and faithful Lutheran catechesis.  The CCA achieves its mission largely through the development and publication of catechetical materials, and the hosting of catechetical conferences.