Rural Life

Dan Kitzhaber has been serving the Church in youth, young adult and family ministry for the past 15 years. He presently serves the parishes of St. John the Baptist in Marshfield and Christ the King in Spencer as Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Before starting parish work, Dan was very involved in agriculture dating back to his childhood growing up on a dairy farm near Greenwood. He was active with the FFA organization during high school and served as a state FFA officer during college years.  He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with degrees in Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Journalism with a minor in International Agriculture. His academic plan was preparing him for a career in international agriculture trade and marketing. He served on the Agricultural Advisory Committee or then Rep. Steve Gunderson. During this time he became involved with the Farm Bureau, competing in their Young Farmer Discussion Meet on the local, state & national levels. Prior to his senior year of college, he was granted in internship at the USDA in Washington D.C. However, since graduating from college, God has asked Dan to labor in a different type of field.

Though you can take the boy off the farm, you can’t take the farm out of the boy. With the combining of the Offices of Justice and Peace with the Office of Ministries, an individual was sought to serve as liaison for the Rural Life Committee. Someone with skills and experience in the areas of agriculture and ministry. Bishop Listecki had learned of Dan’s background and in collaboration with Christopher Ruff extended the invitation for him to serve in this capacity. Please feel free to contact him regarding issues & concerns of rural life.

 

 

 

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