Our Church Staff
Pastor Steve Buechler, Senior Pastor
Pastor Steve Buechler is a graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, and was ordained by the Metropolitan Washington DC Synod in 1991. Since 2002, Pastor Steve has served Prince of Peace. His ministry at Prince of Peace focuses on worship, outreach, Confirmation ministry, stewardship and administration. Pastor Steve serves on the Worship Team of the Metro DC Synod, and also on the Synod's "New and Renewing Congregations" Roundtable. Recently, Pastor Steve travelled to many biblical sites during his sabbatical, and you can read more about his learning and experiences on Pastor Steve's travel blog.
pastor@poplutheran.org
Pastor Sarah Scherschligt, Associate Pastor
Pastor Sarah Scherschligt’s ministry focuses on education and faith formation; youth and families; social ministry; and community-building. She serves as the president of the local food pantry, Gaithersburg HELP and as the vice-president of the board of the camp Mar-Lu-Ridge. She also helps lead the Metro DC Synod Creation Care Team. Prior to her call to ordained ministry she worked for the Center for Global Education in Minnesota and Namibia and as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Malawi. She has a Masters of Divinity from Yale Divinity School with additional studies at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, CA. She was called as Prince of Peace’s first Associate Pastor in 2007. Read her blog at www.thebarefootpastor.blogspot.com.
pastorsarah@poplutheran.org
Donna VonWald, Administrative Secretary
Donna VonWald is our Administrative Secretary. You can contact Donna in the office Monday through Friday from 9:00 – 3:00 by calling 301-869-3666 or e-mailing office@poplutheran.org. If you don't know who at the church to contact about a question, Donna will be able to help you.
Danielle Drobny, Pianist & Youth Choir Director
Danielle Drobny received her B.A. in Music Performance from Greensboro College, and has served at Prince of Peace since August, 2005. As the Music Coordinator and accomplished pianist, she plays piano for our 8:30 am Sunday contemporary service, the organ for our Sunday 11:00 am traditional service and accompanies our band, Grace Notes, on the keyboard. Danielle also directs our Youth Choir, accompanies performances of our Youth musicals and teaches private piano.
danielledrobny@gmail.com
Claire Cho, Saturday Service Pianist & Adult Choir Director
Claire Cho has served at Prince of Peace since July 2005 as our Saturday service pianist and recently as our Adult Choir Director. Prior to coming to Prince of Peace, she was the Music Director at Christ Lutheran Church, Youth Orchestra Conductor at Global Mission Church, Music Director at Baltimore Presbyterian Church. Claire was also a faculty member at Peabody Preparatory School teaching Violin Performance, and a faculty member at Columbia University teaching Violin Pedagogy and Orchestra Conducting. Claire has earned a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music in Violin Performance from the Peabody Conservatory. Currently, Claire is a Ph.D. candidate in Music and Music Education (minor in orchestra conducting) from Columbia University in New York City. office@poplutheran.org
AJ Oddo, Nursery Attendant
AJ Oddo is a recent graduate of Quince Orchard High School. He serves as our Nursery Attendant on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings.