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