OUR PASTOR

Pastor Jeffrey M. VanOsdol

Pastor VanOsdol is from Bloomington, Indiana and graduated with a BS from Indiana University in 1986. In June of 1988 he began his ministerial studies at Concordia Theological Seminary of Fort Wayne, Indiana. After completing his year of vicarage at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Hacienda Heights, California, he returned to the seminary for his final year and graduated with a Masters of Divinity degree on May 22, 1992. He was ordained as a minister in the Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod on July 19, 1992.

From July of 1992 until November of 1994 Pastor VanOsdol served Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Akron, Ohio. During his time of service there he served as Pastoral Advisor to the Northeast Ohio Zone of the LWML, was elected Secretary- Treasurer of the Circuit Pastoral Conference, and participated on the Worship committee of the English District.

In December 1994 Pastor VanOsdol accepted a call as Assistant Pastor of the Lutheran Church of Our Savior, Cupertino, California. During this time he served as the Pastoral Advisor to the LWML Zone, Program Chairman of the Circuit Pastoral Conference, Secretary of the conference of the Holy Cross, and served as Vacancy Pastor for Christ The Life Lutheran Church in San Jose, California.

Pastor VanOsdol accepted Immanuel’s call as minister in October 1998. We are truly blessed by his service to our congregation. Pastor VanOsdol and his wife, Jennifer have one son, Philip Andrew.