Pilgrim Staff
Rev. Dr. Carla Jean Bailey
Carla is originally from Minnesota and has served churches in several states including The Church of Christ at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis, and two churches in Wisconsin. She was most recently at The Second Church in Newton, Massachusetts. Carla earned both Master and Doctor of Divinity degrees from the United Theological Seminary in Minnesota and a Juris Doctor degree from Vermont Law School.
From Carla:
I am passionate about justice and mercy, and I am convinced God calls us to be channels of both, though we are more afraid of one than the other. They are intertwined.
I am passionate for an empowered lay leadership that takes responsibility for the health and life of the Church, recognizing that the best leadership emerges when the gifts, abilities, and responsibilities of all—laity and clergy alike—are honored.
I am passionate about freeing people from the grip of violence—however it manifests itself. We are living in a culture that has come to tolerate violence as an inevitable byproduct of a free society. It is not.
I am passionate about children, that we love them, accept responsibility for their well-being, and assure that they will thrive.
I am passionate about singing and long to return to group singing at the end of this pandemic.
I am passionate about worship that has dignity, energy, quality, and intellectual integrity.
I am passionate about the Minnesota Twins, the Green Bay Packers, and women’s basketball—most especially the Minnesota Lynx.
I am passionate about kindness, believing it is the very least we must be to one another.
Rev. Cynthia Coffin-Langdon
Director of Faith Formation
Cynthia graduated from the University of Wisconsin--Superior with a Bachelor’s degree in Music and Visual Arts Education. She taught music and art in elementary schools for five years before enrolling at United Theological Seminary, where she earned her M.Div. in 2009. Since completing seminary Cynthia has been a campus minister at The University of Minnesota-Duluth, church secretary, youth pastor and children's music director. She was ordained in 2018 and served as pastor at Hillside United Methodist Church for five years. Cynthia lives in Duluth with her wife and their children.
Patrick Colvin
Music Director
Patrick Colvin is an active performer and educator. As Director of Music at Pilgrim Congregational Church in Duluth, he directs the choir and plays regularly for services, including the harpsichord every chance he gets. He maintains a teaching studio where he specializes in audition coaching, and regularly accompanies for soloists, cabarets, and choirs. He is a founding member of the Twin Ports Choral Project.
Patrick is an active theater artist in the Duluth area as a music director, pianist, and actor. Recent shows include Oklahoma!, Sister Act, She Loves Me, Assassins, Guys and Dolls, Next to Normal, and Company. Children's theater: Once Upon a Mattress, Shrek, Cats, Grease, West Side Story, Working, and Fiddler on the Roof Jr. As an actor: Iolanthe, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Les Misérables, and The Taming of the Shrew. As composer: Humpty Dumpty: The Musical (Rubber Chicken Theater) with collaborator Chani Ninneman.
Jessica Schroeder
Organist & Pianist
Jessica Schroeder is an active performer in the Twin Cities and Seattle areas. She has appeared in concerts at venues such as Sundin Music Hall, the Schubert Club, Antonello Hall, and the Chapel of St. Ignatius, as well as throughout Italy and Austria.
Jessica holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Western Washington University, a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Northern Illinois University, a Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano from the University of Oregon, and a Doctor of Musical Art's degree in Collaborative Piano and Coaching from the University of Minnesota.
Jessica currently is the organist at Pilgrim Congregational Church and teaches private piano lessons. Previously she was the pianist and organist at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Mercer Island, WA and a staff pianist at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA.
Christyn Inciardi
Administrative Coordinator
Christyn previously served as the church secretary at First Presbyterian Church of Hayfield, Minnesota. She has an extensive background in the financial industry, as well as in education, as a special education paraprofessional and classroom paraprofessional. Christyn holds a B.S. in American Multicultural Studies, with a minor in Business Administration, from Sonoma State University. Originally from the Bay Area of California, Christyn now lives in Duluth with her husband and two boys.
Michael Dahl
Business Manager
Michael brings extensive business experience as the former owner of OutKast Tackle. Going “stir crazy” in retirement, he returns to work with us as our part-time Bookkeeper.