INTRODUCING SARA & STEVE SUTTER,
SARA - CAMP DIRECTOR
STEVE - COMMUNICATIONS/HOSPITALITY COORDINATOR
SARA - CAMP DIRECTOR
STEVE - COMMUNICATIONS/HOSPITALITY COORDINATOR
Grace and peace to you!
Starting in October I will be the Director of Lakeshore Center at Okoboji. My name is Sara Sutter, but to some I may also be known as Sara Lamb. In 1997 I was a last minute addition to the summer staff at what was then the Presbyterian Camp. I continued on summer staff for the next four summers and then had a two year stint as the Program Director. After that I was active in youth ministry, worked for a bit at a hotel, and became a familiar face at Synod School.
Just like Presbyterian Camp turned into Lakeshore, I had a name change of my own when I married my husband Steve in the chapel at Lakeshore on a brisk October morning ten years ago. At the time we were living in my hometown of Cherokee, Iowa. From there we moved to Dubuque where I received my Master of Divinity degree in 2016. I feel blessed to leave a place that I love to answer God's call to a familiar but changing place.
Steve and I will be moving to Lakeshore with our two cats Benny and Phoebe. Steve will wrap up his role as Library Director in Rowan, Iowa and then he'll join me in the office focusing on communication, social media, and coordinating hospitality.
With joy I am eager to return to the lake, this time to stay. I look forward to catching up with old friends, making new friends, and ensuring that Lakeshore will be a safe and welcoming place where all can encounter God. The future is bright as, together with the board and Lakeshore community, we discern the best way to be stewards of the land, buildings, and resources of our retreat center. May we collectively find ourselves centered by the love of Christ as the Spirit leads us into his new chapter.
Peace,
Rev. Sara Sutter
Starting in October I will be the Director of Lakeshore Center at Okoboji. My name is Sara Sutter, but to some I may also be known as Sara Lamb. In 1997 I was a last minute addition to the summer staff at what was then the Presbyterian Camp. I continued on summer staff for the next four summers and then had a two year stint as the Program Director. After that I was active in youth ministry, worked for a bit at a hotel, and became a familiar face at Synod School.
Just like Presbyterian Camp turned into Lakeshore, I had a name change of my own when I married my husband Steve in the chapel at Lakeshore on a brisk October morning ten years ago. At the time we were living in my hometown of Cherokee, Iowa. From there we moved to Dubuque where I received my Master of Divinity degree in 2016. I feel blessed to leave a place that I love to answer God's call to a familiar but changing place.
Steve and I will be moving to Lakeshore with our two cats Benny and Phoebe. Steve will wrap up his role as Library Director in Rowan, Iowa and then he'll join me in the office focusing on communication, social media, and coordinating hospitality.
With joy I am eager to return to the lake, this time to stay. I look forward to catching up with old friends, making new friends, and ensuring that Lakeshore will be a safe and welcoming place where all can encounter God. The future is bright as, together with the board and Lakeshore community, we discern the best way to be stewards of the land, buildings, and resources of our retreat center. May we collectively find ourselves centered by the love of Christ as the Spirit leads us into his new chapter.
Peace,
Rev. Sara Sutter
Serena Lynch,
Program Director
Serena is a BVU graduate who is passionate about working with youth and families. She loves being creative and designing programming that is both fun and educational. Serena is active at First Presbyterian Church Spirit Lake as a member of the worship team, Youth Group Leader, and volunteer. Her goal in life is to make children and families lives better through positive interactions, relationship building, and Christ centered conversations.