Pastor Scott Peterson
On July 24, 2005, we welcomed the Rev. Scott Peterson to our pulpit as our pastor.
A word from Scott. Here at Cooper Mountain Presbyterian Fellowship, we believe that there is hope for individuals, families, and the world. We believe that Jesus Christ has called us to live a better way: a way of love, peace, and justice. We believe that this can only happen when we come out of our isolation and engage each other and the world with the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. We do this when we gather for worship; join small groups for fellowship, prayer, and learning; come together to share meals; play and laugh together; deal openly with our differences; and reach out in service to those in need. We believe that when we do this that we experience the healing power of God in our midst.
We are all imperfect and ordinary people on a journey with Christ. Together we laugh and cry, play and pray, worship and work, and study the life-giving words of the Bible. Won't you join us on this journey? We would love to include another ordinary person who seeks a better way than the one the world has to offer.
Come and join us on the journey.
Scott's Bio
Our pastor, Scott Peterson, has lived and served in many places. Scott's father was a Methodist pastor and their family moved around Oregon and Washington before he graduated from High School in Centralia, Washington in 1976. Scott attended Mt. Hood Community College and graduated from Seattle Pacific University in 1981. Scott went on mission trips to Australia and New Zealand before attending Gordon Conwell Seminary near Boston, Massachusetts.
Scott met his wife, Mary, in 1985 while doing an internship in Cleveland, Ohio. They married and moved to Pasadena, California where Scott graduated from Fuller Seminary in 1987. Scott took his first ordained position as Associate Pastor in Escondido, California and Mary began her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. In 1991 their daughter was born and they moved to Brawley, California where Scott took the position of solo Pastor. Their son was born in 1995.
In 1999 Scott took the position of Head of Staff Pastor in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and Mary worked as Clinical Coordinator at the Mental Health unit at Regional West Medical Center. While in Scottsbluff, Scott earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from McCormick Seminary. In 2004 they moved to Newberg, Oregon where Mary teaches Graduate Psychology at George Fox University. Before joining us Scott was part time professor at George Fox, teaching in the Religion Department and at the Seminary. Scott continues to teach at the Seminary while serving as our pastor.
Scott enjoys coaching his children's sports teams and loves to ride his mountain bike. Mary and Scott enjoy their evening walks and being parents. After twenty-one years away from the northwest, Scott loves being back in the green-forested hills and mountains of Oregon.