OUR PASTOR

While the Advent congregation seeks long-term pastoral leadership, The Rev. Daniel L. Wilfrid is serving as Transitional Bridge Pastor. Pastor Dan retired from full-time ministry in 2020, after serving for 23 years as Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Holden, MA. Advent is his third Bridge Pastor assignment in retirement, having served St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Gardner, MA, in 2021, and St. John’s Episcopal Church in Walpole, NH in 2022.  Pastor Dan grew up in Staten Island, New York and has also served congregations in Plymouth, MA, and Mendham, NJ. He and his wife, The Rev. Nancy Elder-Wilfrid (United Church of Christ), live in Jaffrey, NH, and have two married children and one grandson. He began serving Advent in May 2023.