Meet the Staff
Steve Beckham
Interim Pastor
St. Matthew’s is fortunate to have Pastor Steve Beckham joining us from Cypress, CA (nearly 40 miles away!), as a part-time interim pastor. Pastor Beckham served as pastor of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church (Orange, CA), Holy Trinity (Ventura) and Gloria Dei (Long Beach) until his retirement in June 2023. His call to pastoral ministry followed a 20-year career in advertising, media production, and voiceover work. Pastor Beckham is married to Dr. Meri Beckham, and together they have 2 children and 3 grandchildren.
Read Pastor Steve's sermons and other writing on his blog, thoughtsalongtheway.net, and substack, stevebeckham.substack.com.
Catherine Miller Popovic
Organist/Pianist and Choir Director
Organist Catherine Miller Popovic has served at St. Matthew’s since the fall of 2010. She is an active member of the American Guild of Organists and the Music Teacher’s Association of California. A graduate of the USC School of Music and the Juilliard school, she was also a Fulbright Scholar to the Liszt Academy in Budapest Hungary. She also enjoys a career as a piano accompanist for operatic singers, and is the Artistic Consultant for the Pasadena Opera Guild, a vocal coach for the Herb Alpert School of Music at the University of California at Los Angeles and a rehearsal pianist for Opera Santa Barbara. She has served as organist at St. Martha’s Episcopal in West Covina, Westminster Presbyterian in Temple City, St. James United Methodist in Pasadena and Faith Presbyterian Church in Sacramento. Email: cathy@stmatthewsnoho.org
Christopher Luna (Chris)
Co-Coordinator, Sharing Hands Deaf Ministry
My name is Christopher Luna. I am working for healthcare insurance company as reports administrator. My hobbies are travel around the world, meet new people, working out, hiking, technical stuff and movies. I love to spend time at the natural space and thinking of God. I have been member of St Matt's for few years. I love to volunteer to water the garden at our church and Feed the Homeless PB&J Sandwiches for NoHo Home Alliance. The reason why I'm co-coordinator of Sharing Hands Deaf Ministry because I love them. It's like one big family and feel close to God. I would love to see Sharing Hands to be stay strong and for many years to come!
Email: chris@stmatthewsnoho.org
