Pastor Michael K. Smith has served Bethany since July 2021. Prior to that, he served as pastor of congregations in Suttons Bay, Michigan; Bullhead City, Arizona; and Holland, Michigan.
Pastor Smith has taught at Bethany Lutheran College and Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary in Mankato, Minnesota. While there he also served as chairman of the Board for Home Outreach.
Just prior to coming to serve as pastor at Bethany, Pastor Smith taught Greek and New Testament and served as the academic dean at Asia Lutheran Seminary in Hong Kong.
Currently, Pastor Smith also serves as the vice president of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod, the church body to which Bethany belongs.
Pastor Smith and his wife, Anita, have two married daughters and three granddaughters.