Faith Lutheran Church and School
An English District congregation of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

Pauling Youngling, Office Assistant/Secretary

Pauline is a longtime member at Faith, and does just about everything that Pastor and Samuel forget to do! She manages the office, the church, and keeps us up to date with all the activities and members within the church. 

Samuel Ledford, Vicar

Samuel is the (first) and current vicar at Faith, who started serving in that capacity at the end of July, 2025. He is a student at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne Indiana, and studied computer science and theological languages at Concordia University Wisconsin. He picked up Spanish while living in Arizona, and to further facilitate his Spanish, he lived in Guadalajara Mexico during the summer of 2025 studying intensive Spanish. He is an avid Arizona fan, and loves Mountain Biking, coffee, reading theology, and playing good Lutheran hymns on the piano.

Rev. Nick Wirtz, Pastor

Pastor Wirtz serves as the vacancy pastor of the English congregation, and the sole pastor of the Hispanic congregation. He has served in this role since 2024. He studied theology and Spanish in Panama for two years, and is an avid guitar player and motorcycle enthusiast. He has 4 children, one of whom is a Pastor at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Tucson, Arizona, one of our sister churches in the area. He is blessed with 3 "grandmidgets", whom he sees regularly.