Abby Peterson
Director of Christian Education
Abby Peterson grew up in Westport and has been a member of Saugatuck Congregational Church since 1982, serving as our Director of Christian Education for 10 years. She has served in many roles at Saugatuck, including Membership, Church Council, Board of Deacons, Board of Christian Education, and has also sung in the choir. She also organized and led the children's Choir Club program at Saugatuck for 12 years and has served on the executive board of the Saugatuck Nursery School.
Professionally, Abby has taught children in some capacity since 1980; she received a Master’s Degree in Early Education in 1993. Originally an upper grades teacher, she switched to Early Education in 1982 when her oldest child, Katie, arrived on the scene. Abby has successfully operated a small, private Pre-K program, teaching 2- and 3-year old children since 1982. She is part of a public preschool launch in Norwalk, as one of three certified teachers, with a plan to spread public preschool to other "at risk" cities in Connecticut. She also teaches at Brookside Elementary School in Norwalk.
Abby’s energy and creativity, along with her talented team of teachers, makes our Church School a caring religious community in which our children can grow and flourish.
Abby is married to Brad Peterson, a onetime Director of Youth Music at Saugatuck Church, and they have 3 children — Katie, Sarah, and Scott.