Pastor Vanicek joined our staff in May 2013. He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering. While in college, he worked for NASA at the Johnson Space Center and following college worked in Austin in engineering and high energy physics. In 2009, Pastor Vanicek graduated Wartburg… Read More »

Pastor Lisa M. Hoelscher grew up in Belton, Texas and later attended Texas A&M University where she graduated with degrees in political science and English. After graduating in 2009, she served in the ELCA’s program Young Adults in Global Mission. She lived in Slovakia for one year while serving in the local Lutheran church accompanying… Read More »

Olivia Cheesman is from Cuero, TX. Her first experience with leading church music was shortly after she joined junior high choir when she was asked to lead music by her grandfather, who was the pastor of her small home church. Before studying Music Ministry, Olivia studied Choral Music Education at Texas State University. Olivia received… Read More »

To break the ice, I figured I would write a little bit about myself as well as some of my interests. For starters, I grew up in a small town outside of Galveston island as a pastor’s kid. I spent most of my youth playing basketball, golf or watching just about every movie ever filmed.… Read More »

Cindy Struchen is originally from Iowa and graduated from Iowa State.  She and her family moved to Texas in 1988.  She and her husband Mike have been members of St. Peter’s since 1989. St. Peter’s Lutheran has been a very important part of her family, her faith journey, and who she is today. Through her… Read More »

Peyton was born and raised in Spicewood, Texas, with her sister Halee Hodge. She graduated from Marble Falls High School with the class of 2020. She was a member of the yearbook class for all four years of high school and enjoys photography. She was part of the first ever Business Professionals of America team… Read More »