Lakeside Lutheran Church is proud to introduce Pastor Scott Benson as the new interim Pastor. Pastor Benson will begin his pastoral care duties immediately and will begin preaching in December.

Retiring from Faith Lutheran Church, Suffolk, Va., Pastor Benson is a graduate of Trinity Seminary (1983). He served at Bethel, Long Beach, Calif., St. Mary's Pine, Mt. Jackson, Va. before he was called to Faith in 2000. He and Babs Benson have two daughters and two grandsons. Benson has coordinated conference events and worked on Synod youth programs for 20 years.

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Janice Thompson is our talented music director who manages and directs our church choir, praise team, men’s chorus, Joyful Ringers, and handbell ensembles Accents and Capella. She welcomes new participants in the various musical groups that she directs.

Diane currently serves as our Assistant Director of Music. She has been involved in music ministry in Lutheran Churches her whole life, having sung in church choirs from around age 5, many years of piano and flute playing in services, director of the children’s choir at Augsburg Lutheran-Winston-Salem, and teaching in her own music studio. She studied flute at the NC School of the Arts and at Salem College, where she taught in the Music Department. Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ is where she studied choral music and choral conducting. She retired from teaching, only to return to Vaughan Elementary as their music teacher, twice a week. It’s the perfect job! In addition to worship and music planning, she taught many years in Confirmation Ministry and Sunday School for all ages, pre-school to adult, teaching occasionally at Lakeside Lutheran. She is active in Eastern NC Via de Cristo. Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, she has lived and worshipped in many places, most recently at Christ the King Lutheran in Cary. While there, she sang in their choir and was privileged to sing her way through Europe on six different tours. In her spare time she loves gardening, kayaking, learning new instruments and playing with other musicians, reading, traveling, cooking and her dog, Maddie. Her family includes husband, John and son, Brent.

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Della comes from a background in journalism, graphic design and Southern hospitality. She loves the church and its people and works hard to ensure members and visitors enjoy the experience of worship.