Visitation Pastor

Bob Braun is Visitation Pastor at St. John’s. Major areas of ministry are with the elderly and the home-bound, and making hospital visits as needed. He serves on the church Care Committee, works with the Social Ministry Committee (on World Hunger and Habitat for Humanity). He is pastoral advisor to the 55+ Group, members who meet monthly for interesting programs and fellowship (with a meal).

 

Victor David Schaper, a native of Galveston, Texas, received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music from Texas Lutheran University. He holds the Master of Music Degree in Organ Performance from the University of North Texas. He also attended the Internationale Zomeracademie Voor Organisten in Haarlem, The Netherlands. He has served as full time music director and as organist for various churches, led worship workshops in Texas and Louisiana and has taught organ at Texas Lutheran University.

Victor earned a teaching certificate at Texas State University and taught public school music for 26 years. During this time he was twice named Teacher of the Year and received the PTA Life Membership Award.

He is a member and past officer of the American Guild of Organists, the Hymn Society and the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. He is currently a parish musician and organist at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in downtown San Antonio.

 

Ken Turner is a full time High School Choral Director in the Northeast Independent School District. He is a graduate of Baylor University having studied under Robert Young and Karen Peeler. Prior to teaching, Mr. Turner sang professionally in numerous theaters and theme parks throughout Texas. For more than 20 years he has served as music director in several churches and presently holds the position as Choral Director at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in San Antonio. He taught In the San Antonio Independent School District for 18 Years where in competition his choirs consistently earned high ratings and awards for their performances. In 2004 his Men's Chorus from Thomas Jefferson High School was selected as a Texas Music Educators Association Honor Choir. His choirs have performed for the State Board of Education in Austin, the US Department of Education National Convention, the Association of Curriculum Development National Convention and the US Department of Education Hispanic Outreach Conference. He is a member of TMEA, TCDA, MENC and ACDA. In 2001 Mr. Turner was the recipient of the Outstanding UIL Sponsor Award and along with his students received a Citation of Merit by the San Antonio Mayors Council.