justine peterson | CHILDREN’S ministry DEACON

After many years of teaching in Children’s Church and Equipping Hour, I began volunteering as the Children’s Ministry leader in the summer of 2019. Once COVID hit, the job of serving our kids and families grew and I came on staff in the fall of 2020. Since that time, Children’s Ministry has tried to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of our day. Our purpose continues to be to come alongside of parents as they disciple their children at home. With that mission in mind, we have provided at-home curriculum, started a mid-week children’s class (Discovery Club), increased our number of teachers, stream-lined our curriculum, and held fun outdoor events. In everything we teach, we strive to be gospel-focused as our hearts are for the children to know Jesus personally and be able to share this good news with others.

My husband and I started attending LTCC in 2009 when our own children were very young. Our oldest son is now married, has three daughters, and lives 5 minutes away from us. Our middle daughter is married and lives in Bremerton, WA where her husband is on staff at their church. And our youngest son is at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona finishing up his degree in Marketing and Business. My husband, Brian, and I met while in college at Pacific Lutheran University. We were both public school teachers before I left to stay at home with our growing family and Brian eventually stepped away to start a non-profit sports ministry in the area.

As Brian and I have devoted more of our time to serving the people of LTCC, we have developed a deeper love for our church family. We feel blessed to be able to be a small part of this faithful body of believers.

Justine can be reached at justine@laketappscc.org