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The First Church in Swampscott,
Congregational

The Pastor

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The Reverend Dean W. Pedersen, Senior Pastor
Pastor Dean is a graduate of Wheaton College. After graduating from Gordon Divinity School in 1966 he was commissioned in the United States Navy as a Chaplain. He served four years on active duty. He became the School Minister at The Peddie School in 1970.  From 1976-1991 he served as the  Dean of Students at Gordon-Conwell Seminary. During this time he served as an interim pastor at several  churches in New England, while maintaining his status as a Chaplain in the Naval Reserve. He retired from the  Navy  in 1994 after 28 years of service.  He has served The First Church as Senior Pastor since 1992.