Rev. Lisa Nelson, Pastor
Contact Rev. Nelson
Phone: 608-256-8463 (please leave a message)
Email: nelsonkosky@gmail.com

Hello, I’m a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, serving in the South Central Synod of Wisconsin, but I grew up in Fresno, CA and attended Fresno State University. I moved to St. Paul, MN to attend Luther Seminary from 1989 to 1993.

In 1993, I was called to Wiota Lutheran Church, a rural congregation in the southwest corner of Wisconsin and ordained into the ministry. In 1998, I moved to Madison to serve as an associate pastor of Bethel Lutheran Church.  

I was married to Robb Kosky, also a pastor, that same year. A couple of years later, we had twin sons and almost four years after that we had another son. They have all grown up and moved out. The twins are both firefighters and the youngest is in college.

In 2008, I was called as the associate pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Columbus, WI, and in 2019, I was called as the sole pastor at St Mark’s Lutheran Church in South Madison, WI. In 2024, I was called as the sole pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Marshall, in addition to St Mark’s.

I’m also a life coach, specializing in Neurodiversity Coaching, but able to coach anyone who wants to explore where they are in life and where they want to be. I love to garden, swim, hang out with friends and family, and read. My husband and I enjoy going to plays, doing home improvement projects, and drinking coffee together.