HOBOKEN – Churchgoers attending Sunday service at St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church celebrated the renaming of their pastor.

The Rev. Rose Beeson has been transitioning from woman to man since last summer, sharing the journey with parishioners.

After giving a sermon on what is known in the church as Transfiguration Sunday, the Rev. Tracie Bartholomew, bishop of the New Jersey congregation, held a "renaming ceremony" where Beeson will now be called Peter.

Parishioners watched on at the bishop blessed Beeson with holy water from the baptismal fountain in the back of the church.

"Will you be a beacon of welcome and inclusivity for those who are yearning for a Christian community," church council president Leslie Neve asked the congregation.

All replied "we will."

Take a look back on the service in the gallery above.