Pastor Jeff began serving St. Dysmas Lutheran Congregation as the Senior Pastor and as the Director of Development for St. Dysmas of South Dakota in May of 2022. While he primarily serves the men inside the walls of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, he is responsible for the ministry as a whole.
Pastor Jeff is a second-career pastor having worked in the outdoor sporting goods industry prior to being called into ministry. Before coming to St. Dysmas, Pastor Jeff served at First Lutheran Church in downtown Sioux Falls, SD as the Associate Pastor of Evangelism & Outreach.
Pr. Jeff and his wife, Marnie, have two sons, Harrison and Finnigan. Harrison is a recent graduate of Montana State University in Bozeman, MT and works for the Montana DNRC as a crew chief on an initial attack helicopter wild land firefighter crew. Finnigan is a senior at Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls, SD.
When he is not at work, Jeff is often found in the outdoors hunting, fishing, or something else. He is a passionate bowhunter.
You can contact Pastor Jeff at pastorjeff@stdysmas.com or one of the numbers below.
St. Dysmas Office: (605) 338-1735
Prison Office: (605) 367-5116
Cell Phone: (605) 360-3409