July 3, 2007

A TRAGIC DEATH TO ANNOUNCE

This morning we were informed that Mrs. Christine Cooper, daughter of Rev. Dr. Lee and Eunice Settgast, collapsed and died yesterday while vacationing in the Sequoia National Forest with her husband, Christopher and their daughters. Rev. Dr. Settgast, former interim pastor at Historic First Lutheran from 1993-1994, is presently serving as Intentional Interim Minister at West Portal Lutheran Church in San Francisco, and is the former director of Los Angeles Nehemiah Project. Mrs. Cooper is the daughter-in-law of Rev. Paul Cooper and his wife, Darlene. Rev. Cooper serves as the Vacancy Pastor at Hope Memorial in Los Angeles.

Services have been scheduled for Saturday July 7th at 1:00pm at Christ, Brea, 820 W. Imperial Highway. For additional service information, please contact the church office at (714) 529-2984.

Please keep all of Christine's family in your prayers at this time.

Pastor Christopher Schaar

Posted by Pastor at July 3, 2007 11:05 AM