Pilgrim Place

A brief look at who we are
Pilgrim Lutheran Church is ultimately not a building or place. The Church is people. It is the type of people we are that makes us unique.
As Lutheran Christians we believe we’re sinners who are saved by grace through faith. Since we’ve been redeemed, restored, and forgiven we then become [...]

Welcome to this section that seeks to provide a wide variety of information to introduce you to Pilgrim Lutheran Church of Bethesda, Maryland.
Right now we’re in the process of updating our brochures as a means of helping those who enter our facility to learn more about who we are, what we do, and why we [...]

Pilgrim’s Senior Luncheon provides a time for Seniors to get together for a meal and fellowship.
A home-cooked meal is served. There is plenty for everyone to eat. You will also be given an additional serving of food to take home for another meal. If you have someone else at home, we will send a [...]

We’ve started updating our Pilgrim Lutheran brochures. What’s really nice about these Adobe Acrobat versions is that you can see them in their full color form. Right now we produce them in black and white for distribution at Pilgrim Lutheran.
Here’s what we have produced thus far:

Pilgrim introductory brochure
What makes Pilgrim Lutheran Pilgrim brochure
Senior Luncheon brochure

What is the one thing that Pilgrim can’t lose and still be Pilgrim Lutheran Church?
There are truly many things that make Pilgrim Pilgrim. Music has a long, central role at Pilgrim. Who can imagine Pilgrim without its Rieger organ and one of our choirs leading worship on Sunday? Or can you imagine worshiping at Pilgrim [...]

We’d like to introduce you to our Director of Music, Michael Rossi.
Michael is a graduate of the prestigious Manhattan School of Music and is currently enjoying performing as Second Trumpet with the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra. While attending school, he also served as the Minister of Music at Resurrection Parish in Randolph, New Jersey.
As a [...]

Pilgrim’s current Pastor is the Rev. James W. Kreft.
Pastor Kreft is a 1981 graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri. He has been in parish ministry for 25 years, serving congregations in Indiana before coming to Pilgrim. Pilgrim is his third parish.
Our Pastor’s personal mission is best summed up with this statement: “I help you [...]

Here’s where you can learn a bit about Pilgrim Lutheran’s history.

Since you’re learning more about Pilgrim Lutheran it would be good for you to learn somethnig about about our staff.
Our Pastor is the Rev. James W. Kreft. He has been at Pilgrim Lutheran for five years.
Our Director of Music is Mr. Michael Rossi. He has been at Pilgrim Lutheran for three years.

Pilgrim Lutheran is located at 5500 Massachusetts Ave., Bethesda, MD, USA. You can see where’s we’re located on the embedded Google map below. In addition, you can use its tools to find your directions from your location to Pilgrim Lutheran Church. We hope to see you here soon!
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