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.)
The church was also the first overseas parish of the Church of Sweden to install a female priest, Reverend Karin Burstrand. However, Mrs Burstrand would later relinquish her duties to take on the role of dean at Gothenburg Cathedral during the summer of 2008.