Office Hours
Although we may also be here beyond this schedule, you can generally find us here at the following times. It’s good to contact staff prior to coming by via email or by calling the office at 206-284-1960.
The Main Office is open Tuesday–Friday, 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM. Ring the doorbell to the left of our main doors on 8th when staff is in the building. We welcome all visitors.
Interim Pastor Barich is available Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday each week, but is often offsite for visitation or meetings. Please contact him to make an appointment.
Pastor Dan Peterson is away on sabbatical through December 1, 2024.
Cantor Kyle Haugen is in the building Wednesday and Thursday afternoon and evening, and often rehearses his organ music on Saturdays.
Dr. Lynn Hofstad is here two days each week, generally Wednesday and Thursday. Her hours vary.
STAFF
REV. JOHN MICHAEL BARICH is serving as Interim Pastor here at Queen Anne Lutheran through December 1. He has been serving churches in St. Louis, Chicago, and Seattle’s Central District in 1998 for 24 years. His second “stint” in Seattle began in 2008 as Chaplain at the University of Washington and Trinity Lutheran—Capitol Hill, where he led students and members to help serve meals at Central Lutheran. During his candidacy into the ELCA, he managed the Food Bank at Immanuel Lutheran and he has also worked, at various times for the Elliott Bay Book Company. He most recently finished a 5-year redevelopment assignment at Glendale Lutheran School & Church and is currently awaiting his next call.
pastorbarich@queenannelutheran.org
REV. DR. DAN PETERSON was called to our congregation and began his ministry here in June 2016. Prior to his arrival at Queen Anne Lutheran, he was an ordained Lutheran pastor in a specialized call from our synod to a teaching ministry as a professor in the humanities at Seattle University. He is an accomplished theologian, having published books, articles, and blogs (including an award-winning book on Paul Tillich published by Lutheran University Press). He preaches and teaches theology with passion and humor, and has taught not only at universities, but has also presented nearly 500 adult forums in congregational settings. In addition, Pastor Dan has led seminars for seniors living at Horizon House, a retirement community in Seattle, and his classes were very popular with that community. He is thoroughly anchored in the Lutheran tradition, but also encourages spiritual questioning as a means to strengthen faith. Prior to attending seminary, Pastor Dan served as a Director of Youth and Family Ministry at a congregation in California for two years.
KYLE HAUGEN joined our staff in March 2019 as full-time Cantor, serving as organist, director of parish ensembles, and coordinator of concerts and arts outreach. A versatile musician, Kyle’s experience spans Baroque organ to musical theater. A native of Tacoma, WA, he holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Puget Sound and the Master of Sacred Music degree from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, in conjunction with St. Olaf College. His published choral compositions have been performed, recorded, and broadcast on radio and television across the United States. Kyle is also the Artistic Director of Northwest Repertory Singers, an auditioned choral ensemble in Tacoma. Kyle spent nearly a decade directing high school ensembles with an after-school choral music education program in Tacoma and also led an international tour. In 2017, he served as Artistic Director for Northwest Reformation 500, the region’s largest celebration of the Reformation’s 500th anniversary, conducting a massed choir of 250 singers for the event. Kyle has previously served congregations in Bellevue, Tacoma, and Lakewood, WA; and in Boston, MA.
DR. LYNN HOFSTAD joined our staff in August 2024 as Program Coordinator. Prior to her arrival at Queen Anne Lutheran, she taught in higher education for over a decade at Seattle University and Pacific Lutheran University. She holds a Ph.D. in Systematic and Philosophical Theology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. Her scholarly interests focus on feminist theology, eco-theology, the doctrine of the atonement, and Lutheran theology.
programming@queenannelutheran.org
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. Feel free to stop by to introduce yourself; she’s 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!
