Pastor Nils Niemeier has been the pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Savior since March 2, 2025. Prior to serving at LCS, he was ordained and installed as pastor at Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church in East Setauket, New York. He is a 2020 graduate of the Master of Divinity program at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis.

Pastor Niemeier grew up in Northern Virginia and earned his Bachelor of Arts in Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies as an Oldham Scholar at the University of Richmond. In August 2015, he completed his Master of Arts degree in Classics at Cornell University with a concentration in Roman Archaeology. Among his likes and interests are (in no particular order) liturgics; ancient, medieval, and American history; ancient languages, biology, model-making, bluegrass and old time music, tool restoration, Sacred Harp singing, woodworking, and dogs.  He and his wife, Grace, are proud parents to Nora.