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St. Peter's

Welcome to our St. Peter’s Lutheran School and Preschool website! Founded in 1855, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church and School is one of the oldest Lutheran parishes in Fort Wayne. We are located in Northeast Fort Wayne at the intersection of Maysville Road and East State Boulevard, where teachers and administrators bring the Word of Christ to more than 280 students on a daily basis.

We are committed to providing each child with a Christ centered learning environment where they are challenged in every aspect of their life. We partner together with families in nurturing your child to Connect to Christ; Grow in His Grace; and Share Him with others!

St. Peter’s is accredited by the National Lutheran Schools Association and the state of Indiana. Academics at St. Peter’s challenge students to achieve their personal best. St. Peter’s standardized test scores (for grades 3-8) consistently outrank those of the surrounding community schools.

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The family atmosphere, fun and loving environment, top notch education to all needs

– 4th Grade Parent

Staff

Chris Brune Principal

Erin Schoof Kindergarten Teacher

Nona McEachern 1st Grade Teacher

Madison Williams 2nd Grade Teacher

Brittany Lehman 2nd Grade Educational Assistant

Katie Ervin 3rd Grade Teacher

Pam Launer 4th Grade Teacher

Ryan Mello 5th Grade Teacher

Kelsey Zimmerman 6th Grade Teacher

Zach Burchardt 7th Grade Teacher

Mindy Lunz 8th Grade Teacher

Andrea Koenig Art Coordinator

Brett Motter Physical Education and Health

Tim Degen Music Teacher

Heather Volmerding Resource Room Teacher

Diana Habegger Executive Administrative Assistant

Sarah Horacek Admissions and Enrollment

Jessica Arnett Food Service Manager

Courtney Priest Librarian / Kitchen Aide

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Faith Development

Growing in the knowledge and wisdom of our Heavenly Father is at the heart of everything we do here at St. Peter’s! We do this in each and every classroom and three separate times throughout the week, when we meet as a school family. We start and end our weeks together with whole school devotions in our school gym. We also worship together each and every Wednesday in our church sanctuary. During this time we sit with our chapel families, which are groups of students composed of K-8 students. We also have special whole school events as chapel families once a month on Friday afternoons to build our school community and family.

Chapel

Worship is an important part of our school week–a part that the entire school community anticipates each week. All parents are welcome to attend any and all chapel services!

We begin school each year by worshipping our Lord in the church sanctuary on the first day of school. This particular service begins at 9:00am. We have chapel services in the church sanctuary each week on Wednesday beginning at 8:20am. Along with the principal and pastors, guest speakers lead chapel as well. Usually the chapel service on the fourth Wednesday each month is led by one of our classes. Under the direction of the classroom teacher, the students prepare and lead the school in worship. We also end school each year with a chapel service in the church sanctuary. We hope to see you there!

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St. Peters Church

For over 160 years as a congregation, God continues to bestow His blessings upon our ministry. He has allowed us to touch the lives of many through the faithful teaching and sharing of His life-giving, faith-strengthening Word and Sacraments. We are committed to the teaching of God’s inspired and infallible Word as explained by the creeds of the Christian Church and the Confessions of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

Discrimination is contrary to the philosophy, the core values and the mission of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church and School. Therefore, St. Peter’s does not and will not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin in admission policies, educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletics and other school-administered programs.
St. Peter’s is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, sex, age, handicap, disability, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law, unless such basis constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification.