Marquette, Mich. – 2023

New Start: Marquette serves as the hub of the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan, and 52% of the people in and around Marquette do not have a home church or attend a church. It is also home to 7,000 students at Northern Michigan University, a ripe opportunity for a Campus Ministry program. There is currently a group of WELS members residing in town, and many students remain in the area after graduation.

Fast Facts:

• Anchor Church launched public worship on September 15, 2024.
• Hear an update about the new mission church in Marquette in this Together Video Update from March 4, 2025.
• The core group chose “Anchor Church” to be the name of their new church.
• Rev. Joseph Lindloff has accepted the call to serve as church planter in Marquette and was installed on October 8, 2023.
• Marquette has a population of about 21,000, and is the seat of a county with 66,000 people.
• Many graduates from Northern Michigan University Marquette choose to live in, come back to, raise a family, and embrace Marquette.
• Read more about the exploratory work in Marquette in these Missions Blogs:
  • Mission exploration in an unlikely place (March 2022)
  • Sometimes, it’s just clear (July 2023)

Contact:
Rev. Joseph Lindloff, Home Missionary
[email protected]
906-250-8767