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Keith Collins

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Steve Roberts

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Phil Widener

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Ryan Lowe

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Keith Collins

Senior Pastor

Keith Collins joined the pastoral team in 1993 after working in the engineering recruiting field for six years. As the senior pastor, Keith leads the pastoral staff and the extended leadership team. He is also responsible for preaching, teaching, and pastoral counseling and helps to cast vision for the overall direction of our church. Keith also serves as the Regional Leader for the Southeast Region of Sovereign Grace Churches. Keith and his wife Gina live in Destrehan and have seven children.

Peter Davidson

Elder

Peter Davidson joined the pastoral staff in 1990 and oversees our School of the Word ministry. His responsibilities also include preaching and pastoral counseling. He and his wife Jean live in New Orleans, have one daughter, and four grandchildren.

Frank Loria

Elder

Frank Loria and his wife Annette have attended LCC since March 1980 and live in New Orleans. They have three children and twelve grandchildren. Frank retired in December 2022 as owner and president of a professional employment firm where he was employed since 1979. In addition to preaching and counseling, Frank oversees our Alpha Course and marriage course.

Steve Roberts

Elder

Steve Roberts has been attending LCC since 1987, serving as an elder since 1991, and leading small groups since 1999. He has also owned his own business since 1987 and provided oversight for our young men’s discipleship program for over 20 years. In addition to spending time with his family (three kids and 12 grandchildren) and families from our church, he also coaches basketball for a neighborhood team. He and his wife Linda live in Metairie.

Phil Widener

Elder

Phil Widener and his wife Liz have called LCC their home since 1981. After a career in teaching, Phil has worked in the business and training world since 1978 and currently oversees our small group ministry while also leading one of our small groups. He and Liz have four children and live in Algiers.

Pete Schefferstein

Pastoral Staff

Pete Schefferstein has been serving on staff with LCC since 2001. He oversees all of our administrative responsibilities and our daily operations. Pete worked as a tugboat captain on the Mississippi for seven years and was in the food service industry for over 17 years. He and his wife Carrie live in Metairie and have one son and three grandchildren.

Ryan Lowe

Pastoral Staff

Ryan Lowe joined our pastoral staff in 2021. After high school, he received a Bible Diploma before earning his bachelor’s degree in communication studies. He also holds an MBA and a Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics. He’s held various leadership positions in accounting, business operations, customer experience, and strategy. Ryan currently oversees our children’s ministry and young adult ministry in addition to leading a small group and supporting administrative needs. Ryan and his wife Krecia have five children and live in Destrehan.

Aaron Vogel

Pastoral Staff

Aaron Vogel has been attending Lakeview since 2012 and has been overseeing our student ministry since 2021. Aaron graduated from Gulf States Bible College with an Associates degree in Biblical Studies. He served for over six years as a student minister in Reserve, LA before turning entrepreneur in 2013, co-founding a local restaurant group based in New Orleans. Aaron also has experience as a small group leader and occasionally preaches on Sunday morning. He and his wife Ashley have five children and live in Metairie.

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