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pastor

[pas-ter, pah-ster] / ˈpæs tər, ˈpɑ stər /


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They’d targeted the church because they said the pastor, David Easterwood, was a senior ICE official.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

DeShazier is the director of experiential education and affiliate faculty at McCormick Theological Institute, and senior pastor at University Church Chicago in Hyde Park.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

In Turkey, he met a young Iranian Christian pastor who gave him a Bible as a gift.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The arrest of pastor Ezra Jin has drawn criticism from Secretary of State Marco Rubio and members of Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

On impulse I told the pastor to wait and ran upstairs.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom