Pastor & Staff

Rev. Dr. John Hoyum, Pastor

John Hoyum has served as pastor of Port Madison Lutheran Church since 2024. Raised on Bainbridge Island, he considers it a special privilege to minister in the community where he grew up. He and his wife reside in Poulsbo and take full advantage of life in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

John blogs regularly for 1517, a Lutheran nonprofit committed to providing Gospel-centered content in various media. You can also find his other writings and scholarly publications here. He is cohost of the Preaching the Text podcast. He publishes on Substack here.

Education

Ph.D., Systematic Theology, University of Aberdeen
M.Div., Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota
B.A., Biblical & Theological Studies, Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota

Experience

Adjunct Faculty in Theology, Grand View University (2023–)
Pastor, Denny Park Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington (2019-2024)
Vicar, Bethel Lutheran Church, Santa Maria, California (2017-2018)

Georgene Corey, Organist

Georgene has served as organist at Port Madison Lutheran Church since 2006. Her academic background includes a Bachelor's degree in Music Theory and a Master's degree in Organ Performance. She is also a Nationally Certified Teacher of music and maintains a private piano studio in Poulsbo where she resides with her husband, Scott.

The church organ is a two manual, mechanical (tracker) action pipe organ built specifically for Port Madison by Steven Cook of Seattle.

Lila Anunson, Office Administrator

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