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Staff
MINISTER
Rev. Glover B. Wagner grew up in New York City and spent his summers on his grandmother's farm in West Virginia. Glover is a graduate of Phillips Academy in Andover, MA. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI and Masters of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York, NY. He has served UCC churches in Absorokee, MT and Westmoreland, NH and a Disciples of Christ Church in Billings, MT. Reverend Wagner has served Pilgrim Congregational in Bozeman for the past 27 years. Glover has worked on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, served on the board of the Intermountain Children's Home in Helena, chaired the Church and Ministry Commission for the Montana - Northern Wyoming Conference of the United Church of Christ, served on the Campus Ministry Board for the Christus Collegium in Bozeman, chaired Interfaith Housing (built a 22 unit low-income housing project), is a member of the Bozeman Downtown Ministerial Association, and served twice as a delegate to National Synod for the United Church of Christ. Glover and his wife, Mary, have two grown sons, Casey and Dylan. Glover enjoys his family, golf, ballroom dancing, and playing the cello. Glover can be reached at 587-3690.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION COORDINATOR
Colleen Brester has been an active member of our Christian Education program as a Sunday School Teacher, a member of the Summer Sunday School Task Force, and chairperson of the Christian Education Team. Currently, she works as Christian Education Coordinator with the Ch. Ed. Team to coordinate programs such as Nursery, Sunday School, Summer Sunday School, Youth Group, Confirmation, and Adult Education. Colleen was raised Catholic and has been a member of the United Church of Christ since 1987. She worked as an Administrative Secretary for many years. Colleen also volunteers at her children's schools. Colleen can be reached at 587-3690.
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY Mary Vizzini Wagner has served as Pilgrim's secretary for the past 16 years. She studied Psychology at the College of Saint Elizabeth in New Jersey and Biology at Montana State University. Mary has assisted her husband, Rev. Wagner, with the Youth Group for 17 years and has been a mentor for several Pilgrim youth over the years. She founded and chaired "Interfaith Recycling" and served on an Ad Hoc Committee for curbside recycling for the City of Bozeman. Mary has volunteered in the public schools, been a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts and is an active member of Women of Pilgrim. Mary and Glover have two grown sons, Casey & Dylan. She enjoys dancing, yoga, reading, alternative medicine, sunshine, flower gardening, sewing and people! Mary can be reached at 587-3690.
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