Pastor - Rev. Gerald Mansholt

Pastor Gerald Mansholt and his wife Anita spent the past year exploring the richly diverse life and culture of Southeast Louisiana, including alligators, Cajun food, crawfish boils, and hurricane survival while Jerry served as Interim Pastor of Hosanna Lutheran Church in Mandeville. 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. This past March Jerry and Anita led a group of 16 people on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, including visits to ministries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land. Pastor Jerry and Anita live in Appleton, Wisconsin where they are getting reacquainted with their neighbors after a 15-month absence.