Pastors

Dr. Stefan Holtmann became main pastor at St. Jacobi in December 2024. In this role he assumes the pastoral leadership of the church and represents it in public.

Lisa Tsang is a pastor at the main church St. Jacobi. Her duties include pastoral care, church services, and assisting volunteers. She coordinates the charitable activities of St. Jacobi, and represents them in the network of the city’s social initiatives.

Frank Karpa has been the pilgrim pastor at the main church of St. Jacobi since 2024. He regularly holds pilgrim vespers and other services, official acts, and a pilgrim mass once a year. He leads the volunteer pilgrim team and coordinates pilgrimage work for Nordkirche, and the Hamburg-East church district, including trips, spiritual programs, and heads the Pilgrim Centre in the North at St. Jacobi.

Pastor Patrick Klein is the Hamburg police pastor, and preaches from St. Jacobi. Here he celebrates community church services and police church services, and also provides pastoral care for serving members of the police in their duties.