Rev. Sawyer Meyers
Vacancy Pastor and SMP Supervisor
Pastor Meyers serves at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Olive Branch, MS and is the vacancy pastor at Peace Lutheran Church.
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Pastor Meyers grew up just outside of Little Rock, AR. Prior to seminary, he attended Concordia University Chicago and graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy in 2016. While there, he met his wife, Rebecca, whom he married the summer after graduation. Together, they moved to Fort Wayne, IN where Pastor Meyers began studies at Concordia Theological Seminary. He served his vicarage (internship) at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Lititz, PA and Concordia Lutheran Mission in Myerstown, PA. He graduated from CTSFW in May 2020 and accepted the call to serve as Missionary-at-large for the Mid-South District of the LCMS. Pastor Meyers loves living in Olive Branch and serving Beautiful Savior and Peace as pastor! In his free time, Pastor Meyers enjoys reading, working with his hands, spending time with family, and exploring new hobbies. Together, Pastor Meyers and Rebecca are blessed with five children.
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Rev. Jake Bennett
​Pastor Bennett grew up in central Pennsylvania and rural Virginia. He graduated from Roanoke College with a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics before earning a Ph.D. in Physics at Indiana University. He met his wife, Laura, in high school and they have been blessed with five children. The Bennetts have been members at Peace Lutheran since they moved to Oxford in 2018. Pastor Bennett was ordained in 2025 through the Specific Ministry Pastor (SMP) program.
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