Pastor Ed Peterson

Greetings!

Although I may be senior pastor of the church, I think of myself as a regular guy that God called into ministry. In my “previous life,” I worked as an engineer for commercial heating and air conditioning companies in the Cleveland/Akron area. That part of my life, in which I was the person “sitting in the pew,” gives me a unique perspective into the lives of the people I serve as pastor. I know what it is like to lose a job, to struggle to make a mortgage, to face all of the problems that people in the “real world” face. It is those issues that we explore together each week in the church.

Cindy and I have been married 26 years and have three children. Jon, Joe, and Amanda. While I am passionate about serving as a pastor, the greatest joy of my life is to serve as a husband and father. I enjoy trying to remain healthy in body, mind and spirit. On a nice day, you’ll see me walking through town. On a not-so-nice day, you’ll find me inside at the YMCA. I also enjoy reading biographies and American history. Lake Erie has been a love of my life since I was a child. There is something about seeing an endless horizon that draws me nearer to God.

I believe that God is active in our lives, moving and working and creating. We have a God who is with us in the events of our lives; laughing in our celebrations, and crying in our heartbreaks. Because our God is real and alive, we live a life of faith that is real and alive. And through it all, we are…

Still in One Peace,
Ed