Meet the Staff

Pastor Peter Lindeman
Pastor/Principal/Catechism 7-8
Pastor Lindemann is a 1996 graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. He has served Zion as pastor since then.
In these years he has also served as Zion's principal time and again, and has been Circuit Pastor since 2006.
Pastor Lindemann has been married to his wife, Kris, since 1993 and they have been blessed with 4 sons. Pastor Lindemann enjoys playing basketball and watching his sons play baseball when he has the opportunity.

Mrs. Kris Lindeman
Support Teacher
Mrs. Lindemann graduated from Dr. Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science in Education. She has been in Door County for the past 25 years and taught Kindergarten for 17 years.
Mrs. Lindemann has been married to Pastor Lindemann, who is Pastor at Zion Lutheran Church in West Jacksonport and Christ Lutheran Church in Liberty Grove. One of her favorite activities is watching her boys play baseball. She also enjoys going for walks, reading, and watching movies.
Mrs. Lindemann grew up wanting to be a teacher and loves working with Jesus’ lambs of any age! Her favorite Bible verses are from 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

Miss Sarah Goldschmidt
Kindergarten
Miss Goldschmidt is a 2020 Martin Luther College graduate. She attended MLC for 3 years after transferring from Concordia University- WI's business program. She graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Elementary Education and a minor in Theology.
Miss Goldschmidt grew up in Milwaukee, WI and is the youngest of 5 children. While much of her family lives out of state, she often goes home to visit her parents and brother's family, including her lovely niece and nephews.
In her free time, Miss Goldschmidt loves to hike and explore the amazing Door County area. She feels blessed to have been called to a place with such rich natural beauty! Since childhood, one of Miss G's favorite hobbies has been reading.
Her favorite part of being a teacher is seeing the children's love for Jesus shine!

Miss Anna Treder
Grades 1-4
Miss Treder has studied at Martin Luther College with a double emphasis in Elementary and Secondary Spanish education. She has also studied in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
She is from Wildomar, California. In her free time she loves to play sports, hike, and read books whenever she is not teaching or traveling.

Mrs. Jamie Bruckschen
Grades 5-8
Mrs. Bruckschen has a Bachelors Degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Communication Arts and Literature from Martin Luther College. The past two years she taught at Kettle Morraine Lutheran High School in Jackson, WI and is from Cedarburg, WI where her and her husband Noah lived. She loves reading, camping and baking when she is not teaching or hanging out with her family.

Vicar Noah Bruckschen
Catechism Grades 5-6
Vicar studies under Pastor Lindeman and teaches Catechism to grades 5 through 6.

Mrs. Betsy Ploor
Early Childhood Director
Betsy is responsible for the daily operations of the Zion Luther Early Childhood Center.

Mrs. Jen Neitzke
Early Childhood Teacher
Jen works hands on with the children on a daily basis.
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Mrs. Renee Schleicher
Early Childhood Teacher
Renee works hands on with the children on a daily basis.