It was also the first (and so far only) expatriate parish of the Church of Sweden to appoint a female rector, the Reverend Karin Burstrand. (Mrs Burstrand would however leave her functions, to assume those of dean of Gothenburg Cathedral in summer 2008.)
This church was also the first foreign parish of the Church of Sweden to appoint a female clergy member, Reverend Karin Burstrand. However, she would later give up her role to take on the position of dean at Gothenburg Cathedral during the summer of 2008.