Meet the Staff
Photo by Turner Photography
Rev. Angela Freeman, Pastor
Pastor Angela has been serving the community of Malden and First Lutheran Church since 2005. She is originally from the northern Midwest. She attended college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Mount Mary College where she studied Theology and German with the intention of continuing her studies and discernment toward the public ministry.
After completing her undergraduate degree, she went to seminary to continue her theological training. She attended the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. Pastor Angela also studied a year at the University of Leipzig, Germany in the School of Theology.
Her clinical practical education was completed through Stanford Medical Center where she was deployed to and served as a chaplain at the native Eskimo hospital and nursing home in Nome, Alaska. She received more practical education when she served as intern pastor of the International Church of Copenhagen, Denmark, an ecumenical and multicultural Christian congregation.
Pastor Angela graduated with her Masters of Divinity in 2004 and she was ordained to Word and Sacrament ministry in the ELCA in 2005 when she was called to serve as solo pastor of First Lutheran Church in Malden.
Pastor Angela enjoys the greater New England area and all it has to offer. Her favorite pastimes are exploring the beaches of Boston’s northshore and hiking through the hills and forests with her best friend, Molly the black lab.
Dr. Yun Lee, Music Director
Yun is a native of Philadelphia, PA, received her Bachelor’s degree in Music and History from Swarthmore College, where she studied piano with Harvey Wedeen and Charles Abramovic. She recently finished her dissertation on Olivier Messiaen’s song cycle, Poemes pour Mi, and received a Doctoral of Musical Arts degree in Collaborative Piano from Boston University. Yun was a Lang Music Scholar at Swarthmore and received consecutive Merit Scholarships and Graduate Assistantships from BU.
Yun has participated in the AppleHill Festival for Chamber Music and the ARt of Song Festival in Salzbury, Austria, and she performs regularly as a chamber musician and song recitalist throughout the New England Area. Along with her ministry at First Lutheran as Music director, she is a faculty member at the Winchester Community School of Music and the Performing Arts Center of Metrowest in Framingham. She has taught Music Theory at Boston University as well.
Mrs. Annette D’Onofrio, Office Administrator
Annette is a Malden local who is active in the community in a variety of ways. She arrived at First Lutheran in 2005 and helped to establish a faithful, friendly, and approachable presence in the daily life of the ministry. She brings with her care and concern for Malden and it’s community along with passion for connecting the congregation to the that wider community and aiding us to be in service to those in need. She is the friendly voice you hear when you call the office during office hours and she will be will do whatever you need to answer your questions and get the information you need. When not in the office of First, you can find her at her kid’s soccer games, dance recitals and the like. You also might find her making her unique and beautiful candles or other creative creations! Check out her goods: