Rev. Lynne Carol Peter
Pastor
Lynne Peter
Following an extensive search by our Pastor Nominating Committe, the committee, the congregation, and Peace River Presbytery are pleased that Rev. Peter has accepted the call to be the next Pastor of Oak Pointe Church.
Rev. Lynne Carol Peter was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in the Troy Rochester area. She attended Charles Stewart Mott College, Flint, and earned an Associate Degree in Applied Science, Respiratory Therapy. Lynne and her husband Thomas moved to Venice, Florida in 1993 and raised their two children. She pursued her career as a Registered Respiratory Therapist at Venice Hospital for 27 years.
After her husband died, she earned a BA in Humanities/Religion from Eckerd College, Saint Petersburg in 2013. Responding to a sense of call to the ministry, she then earned an MDiv from the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary while still working at the hospital.
During these years she interned at Whitfield Estates Presbyterian Church in Bradenton, FL, and later was called as the Stated Supply Associate Pastor for Oak Pointe Church, Bradenton, Florida, where she was ordained in March of 2019. At Oak Pointe Lynne has led the congregation in establishing a ministry to seniors at The Presbyterian Villas located across from the church.
Lynne considers herself a lifetime learner who is passionate about books, music, singing, flower gardening, trees, and birds. Her joy always has been to spend time in God’s creation, where she finds peace and a connection to God. She also enjoys spending time with her children and her two grandchildren.
Rev. Lynne Carol Peter was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in the Troy Rochester area. She attended Charles Stewart Mott College, Flint, and earned an Associate Degree in Applied Science, Respiratory Therapy. Lynne and her husband Thomas moved to Venice, Florida in 1993 and raised their two children. She pursued her career as a Registered Respiratory Therapist at Venice Hospital for 27 years.
After her husband died, she earned a BA in Humanities/Religion from Eckerd College, Saint Petersburg in 2013. Responding to a sense of call to the ministry, she then earned an MDiv from the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary while still working at the hospital.
During these years she interned at Whitfield Estates Presbyterian Church in Bradenton, FL, and later was called as the Stated Supply Associate Pastor for Oak Pointe Church, Bradenton, Florida, where she was ordained in March of 2019. At Oak Pointe Lynne has led the congregation in establishing a ministry to seniors at The Presbyterian Villas located across from the church.
Lynne considers herself a lifetime learner who is passionate about books, music, singing, flower gardening, trees, and birds. Her joy always has been to spend time in God’s creation, where she finds peace and a connection to God. She also enjoys spending time with her children and her two grandchildren.