About

My name is Jan Puterbaugh, I am a Pastor at LifePoint Christian Church in Lake Mary, Florida; retired Gulf War Army veteran; am very passionate about life and my family; and just recently became a Grandfather… 2008 (his name is Liam) and again in 2009 (His name is Aiden). AND….there are three more grandsons , Isaac (Dec 2010), Rhys (Jan 2011) and Kieran (May 2016)! I love being a grandfather! I have been married to my beautiful wife, Kelly, for over 33 years and have two wonderful daughters, Jessica and Shannon who are married to two wonderful sons-in-law (Mike and Tim respectively).

I was ordained in the Christian Church in Jan of 2007 after many years of passionate service. As the “Pastor of insane details”, otherwise known as “Associate Pastor”, I have been blessed to be a part of and serve a great faith community and family both at LifePoint and in our local communities of Sanford and Lake Mary. I don’t much care for religion, but I love Jesus, I love God and I love people with all my heart.

My deepest passion and calling in ministry is to work with people that are caught in the web of substance abuse and hopelessness.

Here are a few more of my passions:

— Scripture and study: My Bible (actually, my Bible’s) don’t sit on the shelf…God’s wisdom is committing to my heart.
— Writing! I love to write and am publishing my first book in September of 2018. I invite you to read more about The Exodus of Our Lives: Finding Your Promised Land here.
— Coffee, breakfast in general, smoked ribs, and a good German beer (or Belgian Trappist beer) while we do our man thing out on the smoker.
— Guitar and Bass….I have a band called the Vicar Bry Band that played for the homeless and less fortunate every Wednesday evening for over 9 years and as often as possible now days.
— Audio Engineering: I have a home project studio, The Jamminstation, and love working with local artist and songwriters to bring their dreams to life!
— Preaching…..hence the name Laleo Cafe. “Laleo” is Greek for “speak” or “preach”.
— I love orienteering….okay, most people don’t have a clue what that is….it’s map reading and land navigation with a compass and a map.
— Our little dog, Isaiah. He’s a Lhasa Apso mix…they were bred to be temple dogs and he is quite the little character. If you come over, he’s cute and only weighs 11 pounds, but if you try to pet him before you know him…he’ll try to take some your character. We love the little guy..he’s a rescue….aren’t we all.
— Our other little dog, Charlotte. She is a Chihuahua/Shih Tzu mix and is cute as a button! She will lick you to death (you will have clean feet when you leave our house) and interestingly enough, because of her mix, she has short hair…. but longer hairs on top giving her a natural mowhawk. We got her as a little tiny puppy.
— Our two brother and sister cats, Levi and Ella, both rescued from the streets of Orlando at just a few weeks old. Pure white and part of our family!