About Us
St. Peter’s is first and foremost a community—a community of people who worship together, learn together, and join together in a range of activities to help our neighbors and promote a more just world. Through our various ministries in the community, we provide shelter, food and fellowship to those experiencing homelessness; help preserve God’s creation; assist refugee families in collaboration with Lutheran World Relief; and support local food pantries. We gather together regularly to deepen our faith through the study of scripture and contemporary Christian commentary, and to discuss how Christians should respond to current challenges in the world. We also open our doors to the community, providing a home for a variety of community-based programs and arts projects.
STAFF AND LEADERSHIP
Rev. Lena Warren,
Companion Pastor
Pastor Lena describes herself as a “pastor, creator, writer, life coach, community organizer, environmentalist, and wanderer.” She currently serves as a part-time Companion Pastor here at St. Peter’s and at Grace Lutheran Church in Greenwood Lake. A pastor since 2010, Pastor Lena served at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Pearl River, NY for more than nine years. She earned a MDiv from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia in 2008 and an STM at Yale Divinity School in 2010, where she specialized in body theology. “I think God cares about our bodies—broken, messy, and frustrating as they can be; and, I think that when God makes the world right, our bodies and all of dusty creation will be a part of that right-making. I’m not interested in spirituality that is separate from the world around me.” Pastor Lena also loves agriculture and sustainable development and earned an MS in Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Tennessee and a BS in Environmental Science from Newberry College.
Kathy Brink, Music Director
A pianist for 50 years, an organist for 40 years and an accomplished singer, Kathy Brink has served as Minister of Music at St. Peter’s since 1994. Music is a central part of St. Peter's worship and each Sunday Kathy brings a unique blend of liturgical and contemporary music to enhance the service.
She has been the Artistic Director of the Four Seasons Chorale since 2013, presenting two major concerts each year for the tri-state community. She also has been a vocalist with the Arcadia Chorale since 2002. She provides private piano and vocal instruction in Port Jervis, NY and Milford, PA. She earned a Master of Music, Music Education from Ithaca College and a Bachelor of Music from Susquehanna University.
Church Council
Peter Tomasi, President
Dolores Schafer, Vice President
Carolyn Scheps, Secretary
Robert Schoenbohm, Treasurer
Rose Aumick, Member
Toni Behnke, Member
Allie Boyan, Member
Carole Cunningham, Member
Jon Treutlein, Member
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Katie Marshetto, Parish Administrator
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
St. Peter's is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) and a member congregation of the Metropolitan New York Synod.
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ELCA envisions a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ make for all people and creation and works to activate each of us so more people know the way of Jesus and discover community, justice and love.