PILGRIM CHURCH - Key Persons
Kathy has been working in the Pilgrim Church office since November of 1992. She started out as Office Administrator, then Secretary and now Office Manager. She enjoys meeting people, organizing, quilting and music.
If you have a church related question, come, call or email the church office and Kathy will get you an answer. Her bright smile and pleasant greeting make the church office a cheery place.
Michelle Ladew is a classically trained pianist who has enjoyed an eventful music career spanning over 20 years. She is an award-winning musician in composition, piano performance, vocal coaching, acting coaching, and musical direction. The North Shore Music Theater honored her with a spotlight award as best musical director for her work on Jesus Christ Superstar. Michelle holds a BA in piano performance cum laude from Plymouth State University. Upon graduation, PSU offered her a faculty position as a collaborative pianist. As a collaborative pianist at PSU she worked full-time supporting vocalists and instrumentalists, attending lessons, private rehearsals, vocal coaching, assistant musical directing, and performances at recitals and competitions. She also enjoyed musical directing opportunities, and public piano performances. In Boston, she continued her musical studies at The New England Conservatory with Douglas Buys, a world-renowned teacher. She's worked at several public and private schools. Participating in several Musical Theatre International competitions she assisted The Tyngsboro School district in earning awards for performances. In 2004 she started her own Boston based music school. Passionately engaged in music instruction, she uses cutting-edge technological tools, and proven techniques in her practice. She welcomes all ages, all levels, and varied musical repertoire.
Pastor Judie's time as intentional interim pastor at Pilgrim Church began on Oct 13, 2020, seven months into the Covid pandemic. What a unique way to begin a ministry at church. But, even in a pandemic with the church closed, and Sunday services, weeknight meetings, and adult ed all on ZOOM, she knew what a special group of people make up the congregation. She was very happy when we once again began to meet in person.
Pastor Judie was called by the congregation to be our Designated Term Pastor and began serving in that capacity on July 1, 2023.
Pastor Judie lives in Chelmsford, MA with her husband, Geoff, and their two dogs, Bailey and Seamus. Geoff and Pastor Judie have three adult children - Chris, Katie and Daniel, and two grandchildren- Dez, age 10, and Alex, age 8.
Pastor Judie has held several different roles within churches over the years. She was the Director of Christian Education at the UCC church in Chelmsford for 17 years; the Associate Pastor for Congregational Life at the same church for 18 months; the settled pastor of the Mont Vernon, NH UCC church for 6 years; a sabbatical pastor in Lowell, MA; a long term supply pastor for 15 months at the UCC church in North Leominster, MA and now very happy to be the intentional interim at Pilgrim. God's vision of a world at peace is her vision, too, and her ministry has that vision as a top priority. She has a BA in Sociology from Salem State College and an MDiv from Andover Newton Theological School. She loves to read, take bike rides, walk in the woods, be with her family, and laugh!
Job Titles:
- Designated Term Pastor
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