Senior
Pastor, The
Rev. Dagmar Rosenberg
Pastor
Dagmar Rosenberg was
born and raised in Germany and educated at Yale University. She
graduated from Yale with a BA Degree in Philosophy. Pastor Dagmar
also attended Yale Divinity School where she received her Master of
Divinity Degree in 1986. She continued her education at Columbia
University and California State University, Northridge. While called
to a parish in Los Angeles, CA, Pastor Dagmar was Pastor and
Principal of the church-affiliated elementary school. During that
time she also served on the board of Directors for Lutheran Schools.
Her most recent call was in Jericho, Vermont. While she served at
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church there, she also served as Director for
the ecumenical Foodshelf and as Dean of the Vermont/New York
Conference.
Visitation
Pastor, Rev. Willard Baumgarter
I
have served over 50 years in ministry and as the pastor of Grace
Lutheran Church of Plainville for 36 years. I also currently serve as
one of the chaplains for the Hospital of Central Connecticut the New
Britain General Campus. I am involved in a three year project
sponsored by the National Cancer Institute focusing on “The needs
of end of life patients and spiritual resources for coping”. My
son, Nathan, and his wife and son and daughter are members of
Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Manchester, CT and my daughter, Christa,
and her husband and two daughters are members of Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church in Pearl River, N. Y.
Minister
of Music, William Hively
William
Hively was named Minister of Music in 1996, having since 1986 held
music director and administrative assistant positions at ELCA
congregations in Newington and Kensington, CT, and at St. Mark’s
Episcopal Church in New Britain.
Bill
directs the adult and Sunday School choirs and the worship band;
oversees the volunteer Bell Choir director; and directs the church’s
concert series, involving our musicians and volunteer and
professional guests as well as presenting concerts in all genres by
performing artists from far and wide. He plans our worship jointly
with the Pastor, designing special worship leader materials. He also
administers the Music Series Fund, including the Kallberg-Johnson
Memorial Music Fund, infusing our worship experience with
professional musicians at major festivals and other special times.