The Rev. Beate (“Bea”) Chun
Lead Pastor
St. Francis Lutheran Church, San
The Rev. Beate (“Bea”) Chun is the lead pastor of St. Francis Lutheran Church, San Francisco where she has served for the past ten years. She is a native of Germany and was ordained into the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in 1991.
Prior to coming to St. Francis, she has served congregations in Texas, Wyoming, and California. She has a passion for preaching, counseling, spiritual direction, fundraising, justice work and chocolate.
Her interests in ecumenical and interfaith work led her to
explore the history of Eastern Orthodoxy and engage in Talmud studies.
Pr. Chun moved to the Bay Area in 2001 and lives with her wife Alex in Oakland, CA. In her downtime she enjoys hiking, gardening, watercolor painting, and cooking for family
and friends.
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