Born and raised in a suburb of Minneapolis, MN, Pastor Sarah went to Valparaiso University with majors in Biology and International Service. She served in the Peace Corps in Malawi and has also worked for the Center for Global Education at Augsburg College in both Minneapolis and Namibia.

After receiving her Masters of Divinity from Yale University with additional studies at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, she was a vicar at Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington DC. She was ordained in 2007 and served as the Associate Pastor at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Gaithersburg MD where she focused on youth and family ministry, faith formation, social outreach and community building.

Pastor Sarah has served on the board of Mar-Lu-Ridge, a year-round outdoor ministry of the ELCA in the Catoctin mountains of central Maryland, on the Stewardship mission table, and as the founder and leader of the Creation Care Team. Pr. Sarah was installed as the pastor of Peace on October 21, 2012.