Rev. jessica young chang has agreed to serve as our Sabbatical Interim Pastor while Pastor Reebee is away late April through July.  She has recently served as a staff chaplain at Massachusetts General Hospital, is a member and community minister at First Church Somerville, interned at Old South Church in Boston, and is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School.  She is also a yoga instructor.  We know Pilgrim will be blessed by our time with jessica young chang.  In her cover letter applying for the position, Rev. young chang wrote:

“My diverse professional experience has prepared me for work that is attuned to community and that nurtures relationships grounded in love and mutuality.…As a queer Black interfaith woman raised in evangelical Black church spaces, I have a deep love of enlivening worship and cultivating community spaces rooted in Christ’s justice and radical love. I desire to co-create a container of safety, abundance, and joy during Rev. Reebee’s sabbatical, so that the Pilgrim community might continue to feel nourished, even as your shepherd is enjoying deep rest. As a community leader and minister, I create inclusive, diverse spaces that affirm and celebrate the reflection of God in all and the love of God for all.”