Rev. Wendy Kalan delights in nurturing congregations to embrace a bold proclamation of God’s grace and love for everyone through Jesus Christ - no exceptions!

Pastor Wendy began serving at Risen Lord Lutheran Church in 2021 after moving back to Indiana.
 

Since graduating from Greenwood High School in 1990, she has lived in seven different states. Pastor Wendy earned a teaching degree from Valparaiso University in 1994. From there, she and her late husband moved around with his job, which gave Wendy the opportunity to have a breadth of work experience, including teaching high school and coaching cross country and track.
 

In the early 2000s, she began discerning a call to ministry. After moving to Oregon in 2006, Wendy’s husband was killed in a bicycle accident. The next year, Wendy and her children, then 4 and 7, moved to Iowa so she could attend Wartburg Theological Seminary.
 

After graduating in 2011, Wendy served as pastor to two different churches in Northeast Colorado. Her work ministering to the poor with her congregations led to her serving on the Governor’s Clergy Council under two Colorado governors and her work with the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado.
 

After almost a decade in Colorado, Pastor Wendy moved to Indiana to be near her aging parents and other family. She also reconnected with her high school boyfriend, Scott Hohl. They were married at Risen Lord in July 2022 and live in Indianapolis. They enjoy their four shared children, all nearly grown, a rambunctious golden doddle, and a presumptuous cat.

Jim Rowe helps lead worship at Risen Lord through vocals and piano. During the week, he works with Lutheran Child and Family Services, strengthening families and relationships.