Welcome Rev. Brian Stein-Webber!

Calvary’s new bridge pastor. He began January 2, 2022 and will serve until a new settled pastor is called.

Pastor Brian Stein-Webber is a native Californian, growing up in South Pasadena.  He is a life-long church person and was nurtured at Messiah Lutheran Church in Pasadena.  He met Mary, who would become his spouse, at California Lutheran college.  After graduation, they taught English Conversation at schools in Kumamoto, Japan with the LCA. Upon returning to the States, they taught in parochial schools for a year and then they both entered Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley.  Their first call as associate pastors was to Mount of Olives Lutheran Church in Phoenix, Arizona.  Second, they both served at Christ Lutheran Church in Long Beach, California.  Their two children, Philip and Juliana, were born during the Long Beach years.

 Brian was called to serve in Admissions, Annual Fund and Alum Relations at Pacific Seminary in 1995.  Mary had been studying for a counseling degree at Fuller Seminary, so when they moved to the Bay area, she doubled as a pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Oakland while starting her counseling practice.  Brian enjoyed working with the students and constituents at PLTS. In 2000, Brian was called to serve as Executive Director of the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County, a group of 85 congregations of all faiths who worked together for mutual understanding, chaplaincy services, social ministries and a coherent voice in the public square.  A year later, he coupled that work with taking over for Mary at the church in Oakland as pastor there, as Mary transitioned to full-time counseling.

In 2012, Brian was called back to PLTS as Director of Seminary Relations, where he remained until 2021  He helped facilitate the merger of the seminary with California Lutheran University as well as became Interim Chief Administrative Officer for a time, helping the seminary to move its campus to the downtown Berkeley area.  

The Stein-Webbers vacationed in Cayucos since moving to the Bay Area in 1995, and determined that they would retire around here.  That move came in 2019, while they both were working.  They now live in Los Osos.  Brian officially retired in March 2021, and Mary retired in January 2022. Both of them have become familiar with Calvary Lutheran Church during these past years.  Since Pastor Robyn announced her own retirement from a splendid year and a half at Calvary, Brian was contacted by synod staff to consider filling in as Long-Term Supply Pastor, and he has happily agreed to do so.

 Pastor Brian loves worship and music, fellowship and Bible study, and will be happy to accompany this congregation as they move into the next phase of their life together in the gospel.