Rev. Caitlin Bentzinger 

Rev. Caitlin Bentzinger is an ordained elder of the United Methodist Church. She received her bachelor’s degree in communication studies from NWU in 2017 with additional background in Psychology and Gender Studies. She completed her post graduate work at Duke University and received her Master of Divinity in 2021 with an emphasis in Homiletics.

Caitlin returned to Nebraska after graduation and has been serving in the local church ever since. Before serving as an elder in full connection, Caitlin received her calling to ministry at the age of five and has served in various other ministerial capacities until she could complete the candidacy process. She has served as a youth and young adult delegate to Annual Conference, represented Nebraska at the UWF (formally UMW) women's leadership conference in North Carolina. She has represented the United States as a delegate to the International Women's Peace Seminar in South Korea, served as a youth director at various churches, chaplain intern in retirement living communities, and has been active in Camp Ministry for years. She now serves as the Vice Chair on the Board for Great Plains Camp Ministries.

Caitlin married her husband, Tyler, in 2021 and together they have a son, Charlie, who keeps them busy in his thriving toddler phase of life. In her free time, Caitlin enjoys spending her time traveling around the world with her family, going to Disney World, attending sporting events, watching Husker football and volleyball, going on mission trips, building Lego sets, and binge watching Netflix while cuddling with Charlie and her two cats, Phantom and Presley. She is an extroverted introvert, and is passionate about creating safe and inclusive environments for all people to explore their faith, and values life long learning.