Pastor's Corner

Vicar Kristin has made her way from the West to the East Coast, spending her childhood in Oregon and Minnesota, then living in Chicago, and now in New York. She attended Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana, majoring in political science. After spending a year in St. Petersburg, Russia, as a volunteer missionary, Vicar Kristin returned to Valparaiso and attended its School of Law, where she earned a Juris Doctor. She spent several years working as an attorney in Chicago, in the area of public interest law. After spending some years at home with her children, Vicar Kristin felt led to change her vocation, and attended Yale Divinity School. She graduated in May of 2019, and soon after became a candidate for ordained ministry in the Metro-New York Synod of the ELCA. For her internship, Vicar Kristin is serving as pastoral leader at Trinity. Vicar Kristin finds joy in walking with people in their lives of faith. When she can, she likes to be outdoors with her husband Nate and their two kids, hiking or being at the Hudson River. She also loves a good run and working in the yard.