Our Pastor

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Pastor Isaac Wirtz is a 2020 graduate from Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft Wayne, IN and remains at his first call to Mt Olive Lutheran Church in Tucson AZ.

His background before the ministry includes work in California as a video game tester, a teacher in China for English as a Second Language, 6 years in the Marine Corps as an enlisted Marine, and 6 years in the Arizona Army National Guard as a Chaplain.

In addition to the work in his parish, he enjoys sharing theology online through his personal Youtube/Podcast, “Christian Combatives”. Through this and other online interactions he has developed a passion for bringing Christ’s love to communities and individuals of all kinds.

Pastor Wirtz has 3 young children,  as well as a few cats and dogs, and lives south of Tucson in Vail.