Our Staff

Rev. Joshua D. Rusert, Senior Pastor

PastorJosh@pilgrimbethesda.org

Available Tuesday-Friday, 9:00am - 4:30pm

Pastor Josh was installed as the Senior Pastor at Pilgrim Lutheran Church on August 19, 2018. He is married to Samantha ("Sammy"), who works for Homeland Security in Washington, DC. They have two young children, a son and a daughter. 

Prior to his call to Pilgrim, Pastor Josh's first call out of seminary was to Trinity Lutheran Church in Mequon, WI, as an Associate Pastor. He attended Concordia Seminary, St. Louis from 2010-2014, especially enjoying studying systematic and practical theology during his time there.

Pilgrim is blessed that God called Pastor Josh to lead our congregation. Both Pastor Josh and Sammy feel humbled, blessed, and excited for their future here in the DC-Metro area, and for the future of Pilgrim Lutheran Church!

Dr. Sungjoo Kim - Music Director

Pilgrim is blessed to have Dr. Sungjoo Kim serve as our new Director of Music. Sungjoo has her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance from the University of Washington and has had 20 years of experience as a church musician. Sunjoo, her husband, and their two children are looking forward to becoming part of the Pilgrim family.

In addition to playing for our services, Dr. Kim directs the youth and adult choirs. Please email office@pilgrimbethesda.org for further information on our music programs, or join us on Sundays to hear Sungjoo's beautiful music! 

Officers

Darrel Regier—President

Andrew Espeseth—Vice President

David Pollock—Secretary

John Summerville—Treasurer

Bailey Adams - Ex-Officio Member for Physical Properties

Kyle Drefke - Ex-Officio Member

Jill Caverly - Ex-Officio Member