Pastor Chad Czischke came to Family of Christ in June 2015 to serve as our Vacancy Pastor. The congregation extended an official Call in September 2015, which he accepted, and we welcomed him as our new Pastor on October 11, 2015.

Pastor Czischke graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO in May 2006. He was placed as the Pastor of Immanuel in Eagle Bend, MN and St. Matthew’s in Clarissa, MN, where he served until November 2012. He then took a Call as the Associate Pastor to Our Savior’s in Mankato, MN, serving there until his first deployment in June 2014.

Pastor Czischke also serves as a Chaplain in The Minnesota Army National Guard and was commissioned in March 2012. Since joining as a Chaplain, he has deployed twice, returning from his most recent deployment in March 2022.

Pastor Czischke was married to his wife, Jennifer in 2005, and they have two daughters. During his off time, Pastor Czischke loves spending time with his family and being outdoors.