Ben Schone

Pastor Schone received his elementary school training at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in New Ulm, MN and his high school education at Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School.

• After high school he went to Martin Luther College in New Ulm, MN where he graduated with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in 2013.
• In 2017 he received a Master of Divinity from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.  He spent his vicarage (internship) at Holy Word Lutheran Church in Austin, TX.
• During his final year of Seminary training, Pastor Schone served as an instructor for Academia Cristo, an online bible study and training platform.

In 2017, Pastor Schone was assigned from the seminary to serve as the pastor of nurture and youth at Abiding Word Lutheran Church in Houston, TX. In July of 2024 he accepted the call to be the Pastor of Outreach at Calvary Lutheran Church.

In addition to his pastoral duties, Pastor Schone serves as the Youth Discipleship Head and helps coordinate and plan summer youth and teen camps at Camp Shiloh Lutheran Retreat.

Pastor Schone enjoys connecting with people and helping them grow in the understanding of the Scriptures. In his free time, he enjoys being outdoors: hiking, hunting, fishing, gardening or physical activities.

Pastor Schone and his wife Mari live in the Richland Park area of Richardson.