Pastor Michael

Associate Pastor – Visitation, Mission and Teaching

mandsager@bethellutheran.com

Pastor Michael Mandsager was called as Bethel’s Associate Pastor for Visitation, Mission, and Teaching on August 18th, 2024. He is a 1987 graduate of St. Olaf College and was ordained in 1992.  Most of his ministry has been in Southeastern Minnesota. He has served in both solo calls and team ministry, as well as in senior living chaplaincy.

He enjoys acting, singing, reading, and traveling.

He is married to April Fitzloff, a physician assistant in women’s health. He has four wonderful children: Julia, a pediatrician who lives in Massachusetts with husband Tim and daughter Maya; Erik, a high school English teacher in Salt Lake City, and twins Noah and Jacob, who are beginning eighth grade in the fall of 2024.

Read more about Pastor Michael here: bit.ly/revmichaelmandsager