Church Staff
Lynnette Taylor, Church Office
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Lynnette Taylor is the office administrator at St. Peter’s. She takes care of the bookkeeping for both the church and the Child Care Center. She graduated from the University of Wyoming with a bachelor’s degree in Production Agriculture but chose to stay home and raise her family for the next several years. When she is not at the church office she is most likely helping her husband, Todd, in the barn or following one of their children to FFA, 4-H, band or sports events. She and Todd are blessed with four children; Jessica, who attends the University of Wyoming, majoring in music; Hannah, attending Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS majoring in Ag Communications, and an FFA State Officer for 2016-17; Justin, who attends Poynette High School; and Hayden, attending St. John’s Lutheran School in Portage. Her favorite season is spring because that is when everything comes back to life.
Cantor Geremy Zieroth
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Cantor Zieroth received his Bachelor of Arts in Music, church music emphasis at Concordia University Chicago in River Forest, IL. He received his colloquy from there as well and was given an official call to St. Peter’s in the summer of 2014. Prior to serving at St. Peter’s, he was at congregations in Darmstadt, IN and Lemay, MO.
He is married to Hattie who is an Emergency Department nurse. Together, they have four children: Katze, Nora, Jesse, and AnnaLee. He also enjoys working in his garden and exploring the local world with his family!
Vicar Kyle Brown
Deaconess Intern Brittni Brown
It is with great joy that Brittni and I will be serving you as your vicar and deaconess intern. Brittni grew up in Tucson, Arizona, home of the famous Saguaro Cactus. She spent her first 18 years there until moving further north to Flagstaff, Arizona for college, where she double majored in Psychology and Criminal Justice. For one year after graduating she worked in Tucson as a case manager for those suffering from substance abuse and serious mental illness. However, the job was very stressful and she decided it was time for a career change. She decided to enroll at Concordia Theological Seminary for the Fall of 2014 to become a deaconess. It was there in Fort Wayne that she met me. I was born and raised just south of Fort Wayne. I spent two years of high school up in Marquette, MI before graduating and moving back down to Fort Wayne where I attended Indiana University –Fort Wayne. There I majored in German and had the opportunity to spend my last semester in the beautiful town of Freiburg, Germany. Upon graduating, I went directly to seminary. Within the first few weeks at seminary, Brittni and I were assigned to the same fieldwork church, 30 miles west of town. It was on these car-rides that we really got to know one another. We were married on September 3, 2016 and moved to Germany at the end of the month, where I am currently studying at our sister seminary in Oberursel. We are very eager to begin at St. Peter’s and very much look forward to meeting you all and serving alongside Pastor Amen and learning from him and from you.
Pastor Christopher Amen pastorcamen@gmail.com
Rev. Christopher Amen grew up in Plano, TX and there attended Faith Lutheran. He then attended Concordia University Wisconsin, graduating in 2006 with a dual degree Theological Languages and Youth Ministry. During these years he worked at Lutheran camps, as a counselor at Camp CILCA in Cantrall, IL and then at Camp Luther in Three Lakes, WI as counselor and then as program staff. He then attended Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN. He served a summer vicarage at Mt. Calvary in Huron, SD after first year and then the full-year vicarage at Luther Memorial Chapel and University Student Center in Shorewood, WI. Following seminary he was called and ordained at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and School in Carson City, NV, where he has served from August 2010 to April 2015. He has served St. Peter’s since May 2015.
Pastor and Becky met while working together at Camp Luther. They were married in May 2008 and have been blessed with five children: Zachary, Matthias, Lydia, Laura, and Malachi. The family enjoys sports, hiking, camping, musical opportunities, and other local events. Pastor is an avid sports fan especially the Green Bay Packers, Wisconsin Badgers, and the St. Louis Cardinals.
Preschool/Daycare Staff
Tiffany Amoriello, Director/Teacher
Hello! I am Ms. Tiffany I would like to take this time to tell you a bit about myself. I grew up in Poynette and just currently moved back here to raise my three children with my husband of 10 years, Nick. We have Kamryn, Mason, Taylor, and another one to be born in the fall of 2017! Oh, and I can’t forget our yellow lab Bailey!!! We love to be outdoors and enjoy spending time up north at our cabin. I have worked in daycare for over 15 years. I started as a school aged teacher and through the years I have taught infants and toddlers, pre-k, and the last ten years I was doing in home daycare to be with my children. This move to St. Peter’s has been such a blessing. The children are wonderful, and I can’t say enough about the staff. Everyone here has welcomed me with open arms and I hope together with all of you, the staff, and the church we are able to continue the high quality of care.
Carol Schulz, Teacher/4k assistant
Becky Amen, Teacher
Hi, I’m Ms. Becky. I grew up in Michigan and attended Concordia University Ann Arbor graduating in 2007 with my teaching degree in Elementary Education. While in college I worked summers at Camp Luther in Wisconsin and Camp IO-DIS-E-CA in Iowa. While working at Camp Luther I met my husband, Pastor Christopher Amen, and we married in May 2006. We have 5 children, Zachary, Matthias, Lydia, Laura, and Malachi. I enjoy quilting, doing outdoors activities, and spending time with my family. I also am in charge of planning and making the meals and snacks for the children. I love working at St. Peters Child Care and Preschool and love working with all the kids watching them grow and learn.