Staff Directory

Pastor Bekki was born in central PA, raised in Upstate New York, went to college at Valparaiso University in Indiana, seminary at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and has lived in Oregon and Washington State, before moving to San Diego in the summer of 2019 with her spouse, Marcus and their son, Elijah (since joined by a second son, Isaak.)

Marcus is the Pastor at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in La Mesa and it was his call that brought them to the San Diego area initially.

I grew up in a small town in the California desert and moved to San Diego in my late teens; one visit to the beach was all it took.

My husband and I had visited St. Peter's sporadically when our children were young and after several visits, we realized that this was the church home for us. Our children were confirmed at St. Peter’s and are now adults out on their own.

Joe is originally from North Dakota. After obtaining a BS in Music from North Dakota State University, he joined the US Military Academy Band at West Point, NY. He spent 22 years there, and obtained an MA in Music from Columbia University Teachers College.

He and his family moved to California and he taught choir and piano at Eastlake HS in Chula Vista for 14 years. At the same time he was choir director and pianist at Atonement Lutheran Church. He is currently an accompanist for the Sweetwater Union HS District and Southwestern College.

My work background is 20+ years in data processing as a computer operator, a network operator and a computer programmer. I learned my computer skills in the US Marine Corps.

In 1988, I met and married my husband, Charles Lauger, here at St Peter’s.

I grew up in the Air Force, starting school in England and graduating from high school in Hawaii – I attended a total of thirteen schools before I was 18. My mother made sure I attended church during my growing up years, but I remained ‘un-churched’ for most of my adult life.

Moving to San Diego in 1996 after 35 years on the East Coast, I was looking for a fresh perspective in my life. Walking into St. Peter’s by the Sea one Sunday morning a few years later felt like ‘coming home’, and for the last 10 years it has been my pleasure to enjoy and serve my Church Family.