Meet The Pastors

Rev. Erik Buss

Pastor

Pastor Erik was ordained in 1990 after receiving a Master of Divinity Degree from Bryn Athyn College Theological School and a Bachelor’s degree from Williams College. He has served in congregations near Chicago, Seattle, Durban, South Africa, Philadelphia, and, most recently, Colchester, UK, where he also served as national pastor of the New Church in the UK.

He has written five books, including ones on outreach, marriage, and personal spiritual practices, aiming in each case to see how we can apply the truth in our own lives such that we can bring more peace, hope, and integrity to our relationships and to the world.

Erik is deeply interested in the way spiritual living improves our lives right now as well as preparing us for eternal happiness. He believes that we can experience glimpses of a heavenly life in our doings here and now that give meaning and purpose to our lives.

Erik Buss
248-652-3420 ext. 1010
[email protected]

Rev. Thomas Jackson

Assistant Pastor

TJ Jackson was ordained in 2025 after receiving a  Master of Divinity Degree from Bryn Athyn College Theological School and a Bachelor’s degree in Religion from Bryn Athyn College. He is beginning his service in the Priesthood here in Oak Arbor.
TJ seeks to share the value he has gained from the teachings of the New Church through his work. He hopes to use both teaching and preaching as tools to bring the Lord's Word into people's lives. His religious studies have covered many topics, but he has a particular interest in language and in studying the depth of meaning present in the Old Testament to bring the teachings there into our lives.
TJ Jackson
248-652-3420 ext. 1020
[email protected]