Pastoral Leadership

Pastor Kurt Jensen

Pastor Kurt Jensen grew up mostly in Iowa in a pastor's family. He graduated from Luther College in Decorah, IA and Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. He served churches in northern lower Michigan and central Iowa and now serves at St. Peter's Lutheran in Sanborn, NY. In 2018, Pastor Kurt completed a Doctor of Ministry degree from Western Seminary in Holland, MI. He and his wife Sarah have two children, Cassidy and Travis. All of them are enjoying settling into Western New York and getting to know the people of St. Peter's Lutheran Church and School!

Staff

Church Secretary - Lisa Haseley-Ohol

Lisa was baptized, confirmed, and married at St. Peters. She comes from a long line of Haseleys and Millevilles in the Sanborn/Bergholz area. She loves the tradition and the history of St. Peter's. Lisa has been a Spanish teacher at Niagara Wheatfield High School since 1993, which is also where she went to school. She has two daughters, Madison and Cassidy, a dog Chuckles, and three cats, Sweetie, Quinny, and Meeko.

Music Director - Timothy Dyet

Tim Dyet has been a performing Pianist & Trombonist in the Western New York Area for over 10 years. He is currently the Director of Music & Worship at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Sanborn, Director of the Niagara University Pep Band, Local Pit Musician, and a recording artist with the critically-acclaimed rock group Strange Standard. Tim received his Bachelors of Science in Music Business Instrumental Trombone from Nazareth College in 2016. Tim also performs Jazz & Blues as a keyboardist and currently studies in Dr. Nick Weiser’s private Jazz Piano Studio in Fredonia. Tim’s musical influences include and are not limited to Johnny Costa, Art Tatum, Frank Zappa, Lachy Doley, Keith Emmerson, TWRP, Here Come the Mummies, Joey DeFrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, & Weird Al.

Our Day School has 17 Faculty and Staff, the list can be found here.