Serving Cincinnati with the beautiful message of the gospel since 1970.
Thanks to the Lord's provision, we've been blessed with years of gospel-motivated service to Cincinnati. Browse our history below.
First service held on Nov 1, 1970
Pastor Dan Koelpin called in spring 1971
Building dedicated on June 16, 1974
School opened in fall of 1977
Second Site Approved in 2023
Pastor Jacob Ungemach called in 2024
First worship service in Oakley in 2025
1970
Pastor Tom Westra called in 1985
New sanctuary dedicated in 1998
MPR room dedicated in 2002
Pastor Alex Groth called in 2011
1985
2023
Proudly affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS)
There are a few different groups under the title Lutheran: As a part of the Wisconsin Synod, we subscribe to the Book of Concord as recorded in 1580. The WELS formed in 1857 and has grown steadily since. As a church body, all 1,200 individual congregations come together to support global evangelism, compassion, and mission efforts at a scale no single entity could accomplish alone. We also participate in a unified ministerial education system that prepares pastors and teachers for full-time service in our churches and schools.
Pastor Alex Groth
SERVING BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR SINCE 2011
Pastor Alex Groth graduated from Martin Luther College in 2007. After spending a year as a pastoral intern in Madison, Wisconsin, he graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in 2011. He and his wife Carrie (teacher and staff minister) have loved serving at Beautiful Savior for the last 15 years. In the fall of 2025 Pastor Groth and Carrie were able to adopt two boys, DJ and Liam, having served as their foster parents for several years. This remains one of the greatest joys of their lives. In his free time, Pastor Groth enjoys playing sports, running, reading, and exploring all of Cincinnati with his family.
Pastor Jacob Ungemach
SERVING BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR SINCE 2024
Pastor Jacob Ungemach (UHN-geh-mock) and his wife Grace have lived in the Oakley neighborhood of Cincinnati since summer 2024. Before moving to Cincinnati, Jacob studied at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary to complete his training to be a pastor. During that training, he spent a year as an intern (vicar) in Asheville, North Carolina. In his free time, he enjoys running, frequenting local breweries & coffee shops, and chipping away at house projects.
Vicar Noah Cook
SERVING FOR ONE YEAR AS A PASTORAL INTERN
As a vicar (intern pastor), Noah Cook is honored to learn how to serve others with God's Word from the pastors on staff. He and his wife, Hannah, arrived in Cincinnati in August, and they love getting to know the community, meet its people, and explore its places. Noah grew up in Wisconsin and graduated from Martin Luther College in New Ulm, MN. Since then, Noah has been a student at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, WI, where he is studying to be a pastor. Noah and Hannah enjoy outdoor activities (hiking, biking, and more), eating ice cream, and making memories with others.
Serving Cincinnati since 1970 at our location near Fairfield.
Sometime in 2016, Beautiful Savior began discussing the idea of opening a second site. After many prayers and years of planning, those prayers are now reality! But many years before Oakley, Beautiful Savior was established near Fairfield as an outpost for sharing the gospel. Beautiful Savior's PreK-8th Grade school also operates on our North campus.
Beautiful Savior is one church in two locations.
Visit North Campus for worship sometime soon!
