Pastor James B. Vigen has been at Hope since July 2009. Previously, he served as a missionary in Madagascar, as pastor of an inner city congregation of the Slovak Zion Synod (ELCA), as pastor of an ecumenical English-speaking congregation in Stavanger, Norway, and in advocacy ministry in North Carolina and Washington, DC. Immediately prior to coming to Hope, he served as interim pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Bowie, MD, and as executive director and president of the Luther Institute in Washington, DC.
Pastor Vigen is an active participant in the Faith Community Network of College Park, an organization made up of faith leaders who are passionate about advancing quality of life through coordinated action and prayer. He is also currently the president of the board of Congregations United for Compassion and Empowerment (CUCE), a social ministry organization helping those in our community faced with economic hardship.
