Pastor Esget
The Reverend Christopher S. Esget is Immanuel's Senior Pastor. He has served at Immanuel since 2001. He previously was the pastor of Bethel Lutheran Church, DuQuoin, IL, where he was ordained in 1998. He attended Concordia Theological Seminary (Fort Wayne, IN) where he earned the Master of Divinity degree (1997) and the Master of Sacred Theology degree (2005). His STM thesis was an examination of the doctrine of original sin in Eastern Orthodox theology.
Pastor Esget currently serves on the Missouri Synod's Sanctity of Human Life commission. He has presented papers on hymnody and dying at Concordia Theological Seminary's Good Shepherd Institute, on the Holy Spirit for Concordia Catechetical Academy's annual symposium, on liturgy at the Rocky Mountain District's convocation on woship, on demon possession for the Higher Things youth organization, and psalmody at the St. Michael Liturgical Conference. His sermons and exegetical work have been published in several periodicals.
Born and raised near Minneapolis, MN, Pastor Esget pursued his love of music with classical piano studies at Augsburg College and the University of Minnesota, acquiring his undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Music, summa cum laude) from the Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) in 1993. He has been married to Kassie since 1996. In his spare time he enjoys reading, and playing the piano and pipe organ.
Email: pastor.esget@immanuelalexandria.org
