Rev. Jerry Tews

Pastor Jerry was born and raised on a farm 20 miles west of Appleton, Wisconsin. The home, originally built by his grandfather, remains in the family giving ample opportunity for trips “down memory lane.”

Jerry received his theological education in the Missouri Synod system studying at colleges in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and at the seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. His first call was to a congregation in Nipigon, Ontario, Canada followed by one in Ashland, Wisconsin. After joining the ELCA he served as a hospital chaplain at St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee, Pastoral Director of the Wholistic Health Center in Mendota, Illinois and as pastor of congregations in Elgin and Glenview Illinois. He and his wife Lynn moved to Stoughton, Wisconsin in 2008.

Pastor Jerry has served as an interim pastor in multiple congregations since coming to the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin. In addition, he has assisted congregations of the synod address anxiety and/or conflict in their setting. He now serves as part time Pastor of Congregational Care at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Evansville, Wisconsin.

Lynn and Jerry have four married sons and seven grandchildren. They enjoy time together with their families. Hobbies have included woodturning, bee keeping, traveling, reading, as well as following selected sports teams. Recently they combined Lynn’s photography skills with Jerry’s writings and produced a devotional book Core Beliefs and Values based on the Prayer of St. Francis and the Lord’s Prayer.