Meet Our Pastor
Jacob Hanneman
Pastor Hanneman was born to Bruce and Barb Hanneman in Cheyenne, WY. Jacob’s dad was the pastor at Good Shepherd Lutheran at the time. Jacob’s sisters, Stephanie, Andrea, and Charisa were also born there. At the age of 10, Jacob moved to Hastings, NE, and then to Arlington, MN, at the age of 15. Jacob attended High School at Minnesota Valley Lutheran in New Ulm, MN. He then attended Martin Luther College in New Ulm. He received his Master of Divinity at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, WI. He graduated from the Seminary in 2010.
While in college, Jacob met his wife, Elizabeth. They were married in June 2007. Since their marriage, Jacob and Elizabeth have lived in many places. They started in Wisconsin, went to Tennessee, where Jacob interned, to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, for a year, then to Eastern Montana, and finally to Fort Morgan. They have one son, Nathaniel, who was born in 2023.
They have been in Fort Morgan since 2018, when Jacob accepted a call to serve the members of Shepherd of the Plains.
Jacob is excited to share the amazing truth about Jesus Christ with the people of Morgan County.