The congregation voted unanimously to call Rev. Giguere as their next settled pastor at a congregational meet- ing on January 15, following that day’s worship service, at which she was the guest preacher. Rev. Giguere earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education. Early in her career, she was a public school teacher, and then the director of children and youth ministries at her home church in Tolland, Connecticut. She earned her Master of Divinity degree, with honors, from Andover Newton Theological School in 2018. She joins Pilgrim Church after serving as acting associate pastor at the First Church of Christ Congregational in West Hartford, Connecticut. She also has been adjunct faculty at Eastern Connecticut State University.

During early dialogue with the search committee, Rev. Giguere noted, “Historically, Christianity undergoes a revolution every 500 years. We’re in that time now. As a result, some worry about the future of the Church. I see it as a wonderful opportunity.”

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