Pastor Josh Kestner
Parish Pastor
Josh was a student at Clemson University from 2008–2012, and during those years he spent a lot of time at University Lutheran Church with the Lutheran Campus Ministry (LCM) group. LCM is a community that continues to offer students a place to be themselves and to figure out who God is calling them to be. After graduating Josh spent a year living in Palestine through the ELCA’s Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) program, attended Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN, and served as a pastor for two years in Davenport, IA. Now he and his wife K.D. Gerwig (along with a dog and two cats) are excited to be back in Clemson. K.D. is a nurse, who also graduated from Clemson. They love spending time outdoors and eating at different local restaurants.

Pastor Megan Boatwright
Campus Pastor
Megan Boatwright is the Campus Pastor at University Lutheran Church, where she combines her love of pastoral ministry and her experience in higher education. She is a magna cum laude graduate of both Duke University and Allegheny College. Megan spent 9 years as an ordained pastor in local churches and 5 years working as a higher education professional at Clemson University and Winthrop University before being called to University Lutheran in August 2025. Megan is a proud mom to Griffin (7) and Margot (4) and wife to Dr. Brandon Boatwright, Assistant Professor of Communication at Clemson University. In her free time she enjoys digital art, playing pickleball, and cheering on her favorite sports teams – the Steelers, Penguins, and Clemson Tigers (and the Tiger Band!). A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she bleeds black and gold in a sea of orange and purple, and she loves raising her family here in Tiger Town.

Abigail Donhauser (Abi)

Office Administrator/Bookkeeper
Abi joined our staff in 2018. Like many of us, Abi is a northern transplant. She and her husband moved south from New Hampshire in 2013. Abi has a degree in Social Work as well as accounting/business administration. She has worked as Parish Administrator at several churches over the years. Most recently, Abi spent 14 years as Parish Administrator at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Durham, NH, which is where the University of New Hampshire is located. Abi works 30 hours per week and handles the administrative duties of the church.