Pastor Jerry Buss started as our half-time Interim Pastor on Sunday, February 4th. Pastor Jerry served as pastor of three congregations in Oregon and Washington. He was also the mission director for the Northwest Washington Synod for ten years where he worked with many churches in all types of situations. In 2018 Jerry and his wife, Darlene, moved to Monona to be near their only grandchild. Both of their children live in Madison and work at UW-Madison. Jerry was the co-director of a clergy renewal program at Holy Wisdom Monastery until 2022 when he retired.