Pastor Ryan Ankersen is married to his wife Keri who teaches Fifth grade at our Christian day school. He is also blessed with three young girls who attend the day school as well. Born in raised in Nebraska, Ryan is no stranger to the Midwestern lifestyle. After attending Seminary at Concordia St. Louis, he started his first call as an associate pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Flemington NJ. After serving here for 4 years, Ryan and his family took a call to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fremont, NE. Ryan served as a pastor in Nebraska for 5 years before taking a recent call to Holy Cross Lutheran Church in October 2023.
Ryan is passionate about inspiring, equipping, and raising up the church to seek and to save the lost. Ryan likes to help people make the connection between life and faith so that they can better live out their faith in Christ and for Christ.
Ryan enjoys the outdoors, quality time with his wife and children, and performing live music.