Get to Know Queen Anne Lutheran Church
Queen Anne Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, located in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. We are a community of faith committed to the mission of proclaiming
“God’s love in Christ for every person.”
We welcome people of all cultures, races, sexual orientations, and gender identities. While many members live nearby, others come from across the greater metro area.
Our shared faith—rooted in baptism and the celebration of the Lord’s Table—is expressed through vibrant liturgy, lifelong learning, and acts of care. We aim to help people recognize God’s presence in the world and live their faith with purpose.
Who Are We?
WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME OUR TWO INTERIM CARE PASTORS.
Rev. Mary Lindberg and Rev. Pam Russell will be with us on a loosely alternating schedule, week by week.
Pastor Mary Lindberg has served in the Northwest Washington Synod for over 30 years. In addition to congregational ministry, Pastor Mary served as a chaplain at Columbia Lutheran Home, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, and Heritage House in the Market.
Throughout her career, Pastor Mary has also worn a writer hat. She worked as a magazine editor for an ELCA publication, curriculum writer for Augsburg Fortress, and book author for adult and children's books. Her current joy is leading weekly writing groups with various audiences, using the Amherst Writers and Artists method. Please let her know if you want to write!
In addition to her dog Leo, Pastor Mary's loved ones include her husband Chris (who serves on the board of Core Tanzania), and their
two adult daughters. Ballard has been her home for almost three decades, but she
hails originally from Chicago.
Office Hours: The week before she presides at Sunday worship, Pastor Mary will be in the office Tuesday to Thursday. Email pastor@queenannelutheran.org, or call the church office at 206-284-1960 to contact the pastors.
Pastor Pam Russell served at Prince of Peace Lutheran of Shoreline for 20 years. She retired in fall 2021, grateful to have been able to care for the congregation during the pandemic, but also ready to take a break from full-time ministry.
Her five years of retirement have been a garden variety of travel, supply preaching, home improvement projects, supply preaching, family and friend reunions, and supply preaching. She and her husband, Gary Sievert, live in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Northeast Seattle. They have a son, Daniel, who lives in Renton, and a daughter, Julia, who lives in Hamburg, Germany.
At Queen Anne Lutheran, Pam is looking forward to a stretch of time serving In One Place. She happily anticipates making new friends, worshipping together, cultivating community, and watching for the Holy Spirit’s leading during this time of transition for the church.
Office Hours: The week before she presides at Sunday worship, Pastor Pam will be in the office Tuesday to Thursday. Email pastor@queenannelutheran.org, or call the church office at 206-284-1960 to contact the pastors.
KYLE HAUGEN joined our staff in March 2019 as full-time Cantor, serving as organist, director of parish ensembles, and coordinator of fine arts events. A native of Tacoma, WA, he holds degrees from the University of Puget Sound and Luther Seminary/St. Olaf College. His choral compositions have been performed, recorded, and broadcast nationwide since 2001, earning recognition from the American Choral Directors Association and “Editor’s Choice” honors from a leading distributor. Since 2018, Kyle has been Artistic Director of Northwest Repertory Singers in Tacoma and freelances as a choral tenor in the Seattle area. He has directed school and church ensembles, led an international tour, and conducted the 250-voice Northwest Reformation 500 celebration choir. Kyle also serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians.
Office Hours: Kyle is in the building on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and evenings, and often rehearses his organ music on Saturdays.
BARBARA BASH, our Parish Administrator, taught elementary school in Seattle for ten years and worked as a graphic designer before that, art directing a small fishing magazine and working with various other publications. Barb grew up in the Lutheran church in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is happy to be surrounded once again by the Lutheran community.
Office Hours: Feel free to stop by to introduce yourself; she’s typically in the office Tuesday-Friday from 9:00 – 5:30.
Our sexton is JOHN BRYANT. His job is to walk through and secure the building each night, and to help with setting up chairs and tables for events. John is a nearby neighbor who brought his previous beloved dog Guinness, a Bouvier des Flandres, to our church on several occasions for the Blessing of the Animals, and is currently raising Jetson, another Bouvier. John has had his own landscaping business for 12 years and was a swim coach for 12 years before that. Please greet him warmly if you happen upon him!
God’s love is for everybody.
We are a Reconciling in Christ congregation. This means we strive to be an inclusive community welcoming people of all cultures, races, sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.
We embrace the work of anti-racism, social
and economic justice, and environmental care.
