Rev. Daniel Borysewicz was unanimously chosen, with one abstention, to become the permanent called senior pastor of Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco in CA, USA by the quorum present at its annual congregational meeting Sunday, December 7. Rev. Borysewicz had been serving as interim provisional pastor of that same church since March 17, 2024.
Ordained by the MCC denomination at MCCSF in 2015, he then served on the San Francisco Night Ministry staff for six years and subsequently also held hospice chaplaincy positions in the East Bay before coming to MCCSF in 2024.
Born into a military family, Rev. Daniel (as his congregants like to call him) spent his high school years outside of Utica, NY. He then followed in his father’s footsteps to do military service as an Aviation Electrician’s Mate in the U.S. Navy from 1979-1983.
After the Navy, Rev. Daniel worked in various fields from sales to almost a decade in tech to mental health and finally in HIV prevention. In 2004 he began to attend Pima Community College in Tucson, AZ, as a non-traditional student. He transferred to the University of Arizona in 2007, receiving his undergraduate degree there in Anthropology with a focus on Religion and Queer Studies in 2009.
Eventually, Rev. Daniel found his way to San Francisco and from there to the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley where in 2013 he earned his M.Div. degree and a Certificate in Sexuality and Religion. Rev. Daniel then completed a four-unit chaplain residency program at St. Mary’s Medical Center (now UCSF Health Stanyan Hospital) in Fall 2014. And in January 2022, Rev. Daniel began studies at Iliff School of Theology in Denver for a Doctor of Ministry in Prophetic Leadership degree. He is currently working on his D.Min final project proposal.
As a queer cis-gender pastor of European descent, Rev. Daniel believes it is essential for a church to meet people where they are, especially those living in the margins, and to stand up for injustices that affect the marginalized and oppressed. He maintains that each person needs to be celebrated and encouraged to live as their true selves–where all are fed, healthy, and housed– and where each one of us is seen as sacred and beloved by God and the community.