Pastor - Rev. Gerald Mansholt

Pastor Jerry Mansholt has spent the past year serving as Interim Senior Pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church in Green Bay. He also serves on the Strategic Vision Committee for Wartburg Seminary and on the Board of the We Raise Foundation. Formerly known as Wheat Ridge, We Raise partners with Christian ministries to free people from poverty, violence and inequality. Early in his ministry Jerry served as parish pastor in Oklahoma, St. Louis, and Wichita, Kansas. Later he served as bishop, first in the ELCA Central States Synod (Missouri/Kansas) and then in the ELCA East Central Synod of Wisconsin. In 2021-2022 Jerry served as Interim Pastor of Hosanna Lutheran Church, Mandeville, Louisiana. Pastor Jerry and Anita live in Appleton, Wisconsin and are members of First English Lutheran Church.