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Van Driver Needed
Feel called to drive the van occasionally to transport folks to worship? Please contact Pastor John.
Feel called to drive the van occasionally to transport folks to worship? Please contact Pastor John.
Special Lenten Offering for Global Refuge:
This Lent, our special offering is for Global Refuge (formerly Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services), a faith-based national nonprofit dedicated to helping restore a sense of home to immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees. We provide financial assistance this Lent at a very challenging time as Global Refuge continues its important work supporting immigrants and refugees in the US. To make your Lent offering, please give to “Peace Lutheran Church,” marked “Lent Offering.”
This Lent, our special offering is for Global Refuge (formerly Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services), a faith-based national nonprofit dedicated to helping restore a sense of home to immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees. We provide financial assistance this Lent at a very challenging time as Global Refuge continues its important work supporting immigrants and refugees in the US. To make your Lent offering, please give to “Peace Lutheran Church,” marked “Lent Offering.”
Altar Guild Folks Needed
Feel called to serve by preparing the Communion elements and helping to decorate the sanctuary for worship? Contact Jeanie Correa
Feel called to serve by preparing the Communion elements and helping to decorate the sanctuary for worship? Contact Jeanie Correa
Lenten Soup Suppers
Sign up at the Welcome Table to bring soup and bread for the soup suppers 6 pm on Wednesdays, now through April 9. Questions? Ask Nancy Heavey
Sign up at the Welcome Table to bring soup and bread for the soup suppers 6 pm on Wednesdays, now through April 9. Questions? Ask Nancy Heavey
Join the Gospel Choir
Rehearsals are first, second, and third Thursdays at 6 pm. Gospel Choir sings in 11 am worship second and fourth Sundays. Share the gift of your voice in song. Questions? Contact Michael Green
Rehearsals are first, second, and third Thursdays at 6 pm. Gospel Choir sings in 11 am worship second and fourth Sundays. Share the gift of your voice in song. Questions? Contact Michael Green
Faith and Labor Coalition
Are you interested in representing Peace by serving on a local Faith and Labor Coalition, lifting up workers’ rights and participating in organized initiatives to support folks who are struggling in our community? Please contact Brendan Nelson or Pastor John.
Are you interested in representing Peace by serving on a local Faith and Labor Coalition, lifting up workers’ rights and participating in organized initiatives to support folks who are struggling in our community? Please contact Brendan Nelson or Pastor John.
Peace Cafe and Community Meals
- Join us for Peace Cafe’ every Friday beginning at 3 pm. Come hang out with us!
- Join us Community Meals 5:30-6:30 pm every Friday.
Peace Clothing Closet
Peace clothing closet is open Monday & Friday from 6-7 pm. If you would like to donate items, please contact Jeanie Correa at peaceinreachtacoma@gmail.com.
Peace clothing closet is open Monday & Friday from 6-7 pm. If you would like to donate items, please contact Jeanie Correa at peaceinreachtacoma@gmail.com.
Lent, Holy Week, and Easter Events & Information
Sunday Adult & Older Youth Classes in Lent at 9:45 am through April 13
We will view and discuss the moving movie Origin. Based on the book Caste, Origin explores the hierarchies which wound the human spirit and divide us from each other. Lent, a season of self-reflection and commitment to transformation, is the perfect time to face the truth of our societal and cultural sins of discrimination, racism, and caste and, through the power of God’s Spirit, help us commit to living into hope for a more life-giving future for ourselves and for everyone. Led by the Anti-Racism work group.
We will view and discuss the moving movie Origin. Based on the book Caste, Origin explores the hierarchies which wound the human spirit and divide us from each other. Lent, a season of self-reflection and commitment to transformation, is the perfect time to face the truth of our societal and cultural sins of discrimination, racism, and caste and, through the power of God’s Spirit, help us commit to living into hope for a more life-giving future for ourselves and for everyone. Led by the Anti-Racism work group.
During Lent – Wednesdays, Through April 9, 6-7:30 pm
- 6 pm – Simple Soup Supper: We will gather in the multipurpose room to share fellowship and a simple supper, a modified fast for Lent. To help with the supper: Sign up at the Welcome Table to provide a soup and bread one Wednesday. We also need folks to volunteer to host the meals
- 6:30 pm – Intergenerational Activity: From the youngest to the eldest, under the theme “All Lives Are Precious,” we will join together in activities that help us reach out to our neighbors in prayer and service, concerned about those who are vulnerable.
- 7 pm – Faith Activity for Kids—Prayer Journey with Jesus: At 7 pm, children and youth are invited to go on a Prayer Journey with Jesus. Children will learn and practice creative ways to pray as they hear the story of Jesus’ journey to the cross and his deep love for us. Youth are invited to help children or go to the Holden Evening Prayer service.
- 7 pm – Holden Evening Prayer: Adults and youth are invited to the sanctuary for a beautiful sung evening prayer service that originated at Holden Village, a Lutheran retreat center in the Cascade mountains. There will be an opportunity for candle-lighting and silent prayer. Come, quiet your hearts, and connect with God.
- 7:30 pm – Depart in peace…
Lent Intergenerational Activities – Wednesdays, Through April 9, 6:30 pm
- April 2 – Welcoming Refugees. We will learn about the refugee resettlement work of Lutheran Community Services Northwest and write letters to our legislators advocating for reinstatement of funds for refugee resettlement.
- April 9 – Prayer Walk – Hilltop Neighborhood. We will walk together in the Hilltop, lifting up in different languages scripture and prayers for vulnerable people at the corner of each block.
Lent Devotional Resources
Holy Week & Easter Special Worship Services
- Sunday, April 13 – Palm/Passion Sunday 8:30 & 11 am Worship (11 am live streamed) – We tell the story of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and then his suffering and death.
- Thursday, April 17 – Maundy Thursday 7 pm Worship (multipurpose room – no live stream) – We tell the story of Jesus’ last supper, where he washes his disciples’ feet and commands them to love one another, and we share Communion.
- Friday, April 18 – Good Friday 7 pm Worship (also live streamed) – We tell the story of Jesus’ suffering and death on the cross and God’s deep and abiding love for us.
- Sunday, April 20 – Easter Sunday!!Bring cut flowers to adorn the cross outside the church. 8:30 & 11 am Worship (11 am live streamed) – We tell the story of the empty tomb and God’s power for life over death, and we share Communion! Jesus is risen! Easter breakfast at 9:30 am, with a chance to give to support youth ministry. Godly Play Children’s Easter Story at 10:30 am
Peace Lutheran Church Events & Information
Sunday Morning Schedule
- 8:30 am: Worship
- 9:30 am: Breakfast & Fellowship
- 9:45 am: Faith Education Hour
- 11 am: Worship (also livestreamed), with Refreshments & Fellowship following
Sunday Morning Faith Offerings
We offer in-person opportunities to grow in faith during the Faith Education Hour from 9:45-10:45 am each Sunday:
- Godly Play for children ages 4 – 5th grade
- Feet to Faith confirmation class for 7th-8th graders
- Adult and Older Youth Education class – This Sunday: Movie Origin and Discussion, led by Julia Kagochi and the Anti-Racism Work Group
Bread for the World Offering of Letters Sunday April 27
This year’s Offering of Letters focuses on two priorities:
1. Fully funding and strengthening the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) nutrition program in the US.
2. Provide robust funding for global nutrition, which saves millions of lives across the world.
Stay tuned for more background and information, and plan to join us for prayer, learning, and action during the Faith Education Hour April 27. Contact Craig Cogger with questions.
This year’s Offering of Letters focuses on two priorities:
1. Fully funding and strengthening the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) nutrition program in the US.
2. Provide robust funding for global nutrition, which saves millions of lives across the world.
Stay tuned for more background and information, and plan to join us for prayer, learning, and action during the Faith Education Hour April 27. Contact Craig Cogger with questions.
For Such a Time as This
Queen Esther in the Bible faces a rapidly changing political environment threatening devastating consequences for her people. She feels powerless, but her uncle Mordecai urges her not to remain silent because God may have guided her to where she is “for such a time as this.” Are you searching for a place to listen to God and share with others about what it may mean to live as a faithful follower of Jesus now, in America, during such a time of this? If so, contact Lynn Longfield. We will convene a group in late May/early June to begin finding our way forward together.
Queen Esther in the Bible faces a rapidly changing political environment threatening devastating consequences for her people. She feels powerless, but her uncle Mordecai urges her not to remain silent because God may have guided her to where she is “for such a time as this.” Are you searching for a place to listen to God and share with others about what it may mean to live as a faithful follower of Jesus now, in America, during such a time of this? If so, contact Lynn Longfield. We will convene a group in late May/early June to begin finding our way forward together.
Ideas for Taking Action in These Challenging Times
Many in the Peace community have reached out to the Anti-Racism Work Group and the church staff asking what we can do during these challenging times in which many vulnerable people in our nation and world are fearful and anxious. In hopes of empowering and encouraging our church family, we are sharing ideas for action we can take to collectively make a huge impact in our community.
Many in the Peace community have reached out to the Anti-Racism Work Group and the church staff asking what we can do during these challenging times in which many vulnerable people in our nation and world are fearful and anxious. In hopes of empowering and encouraging our church family, we are sharing ideas for action we can take to collectively make a huge impact in our community.
Women of Peace
- Save the Date! Peace Women’s Retreat will be May 2-4, 2025, at Seabeck Conference Center. Contact Charissa Carroll for more information.
Peace Bumper Stickers
Interested in a bumper sticker that says, “I’m at Peace on the Hilltop”? Cost is $5 toward the emergency assistance fund. See Teresa Jackson in the kitchen on Sundays to purchase one!
Interested in a bumper sticker that says, “I’m at Peace on the Hilltop”? Cost is $5 toward the emergency assistance fund. See Teresa Jackson in the kitchen on Sundays to purchase one!
Immigration Conversation Presentation
Did you miss the after worship conversation when members of the Anti-Racism Work Group led us in a conversation about new policies about immigration, what ICE can and cannot do, what individuals have the right to, and what strategies we can employ as a church body? Check out the presentation here. More info to come.
Did you miss the after worship conversation when members of the Anti-Racism Work Group led us in a conversation about new policies about immigration, what ICE can and cannot do, what individuals have the right to, and what strategies we can employ as a church body? Check out the presentation here. More info to come.
Anti-Racism Toolkit
We are working on ways to be intentionally inclusive and equitable within our church community and beyond. The Anti-Racism Work Group has developed this anti-racism toolkit to allow all of us to explore concrete ways to weave anti-racist practices into our church life. Please check it out and learn more about it this fall in Sunday Faith Education classes.
We are working on ways to be intentionally inclusive and equitable within our church community and beyond. The Anti-Racism Work Group has developed this anti-racism toolkit to allow all of us to explore concrete ways to weave anti-racist practices into our church life. Please check it out and learn more about it this fall in Sunday Faith Education classes.
Clothing Bank and Community Meals
- Community Resources Meals are served Fridays from 5:30-6:30 pm.
- Clothing Closet hours are from 6-7 pm on Mondays and Fridays.
Anti-Racism Book Resource Library
The Anti-Racism Work Group has rolled out a book cart with their recommended anti-racism books to borrow for your personal growth and deeper understanding. Check it out on Sundays in the multipurpose room.
The Anti-Racism Work Group has rolled out a book cart with their recommended anti-racism books to borrow for your personal growth and deeper understanding. Check it out on Sundays in the multipurpose room.
Sunday School (Godly Play) and Children’s Worship
We have Sunday School (Godly Play) for children ages 3 through 4th grade in the basement classroom. We are also offering Nursery for younger children at 9:45 a.m. Children’s Worship is offered in person during 11 a.m. worship. Children are invited to the basement classroom (with air purification) after the scripture readings for a special Godly Play Bible story and response time, and then they will return to the sanctuary to join their family for the time of Holy Communion.
We have Sunday School (Godly Play) for children ages 3 through 4th grade in the basement classroom. We are also offering Nursery for younger children at 9:45 a.m. Children’s Worship is offered in person during 11 a.m. worship. Children are invited to the basement classroom (with air purification) after the scripture readings for a special Godly Play Bible story and response time, and then they will return to the sanctuary to join their family for the time of Holy Communion.
2025 Ministry Plan and Annual Report
If you haven’t seen a copy of these documents distributed at the Annual Congregational Meeting, check them out using the links above or find copies on the table outside the sanctuary. God is doing great things in and through Peace Lutheran Church! Thanks be to God!
If you haven’t seen a copy of these documents distributed at the Annual Congregational Meeting, check them out using the links above or find copies on the table outside the sanctuary. God is doing great things in and through Peace Lutheran Church! Thanks be to God!
Community Bible Study
Pastor John facilitates a Community Bible Study in the church Conference Room and online on Teams (your choice) Thursdays 1-2 pm on the scripture readings for worship the following Sunday. We read scripture, share conversation, and pray as we listen for God to speak to us & through us. Email Pastor John for Teams link.
The Community Bible Study on Thursdays is taking a break for Lent and resume after Easter. Please join Sunday classes and Wednesday evening Lent offerings.
Pastor John facilitates a Community Bible Study in the church Conference Room and online on Teams (your choice) Thursdays 1-2 pm on the scripture readings for worship the following Sunday. We read scripture, share conversation, and pray as we listen for God to speak to us & through us. Email Pastor John for Teams link.
The Community Bible Study on Thursdays is taking a break for Lent and resume after Easter. Please join Sunday classes and Wednesday evening Lent offerings.
Christians Concerned with Homelessness
Pray for those who are experiencing homelessness on the first Thursday of the month at the Bryant Neighborhood Center 5:30-6:30 pm.
Pray for those who are experiencing homelessness on the first Thursday of the month at the Bryant Neighborhood Center 5:30-6:30 pm.
Interested in Baptism?
Interested in Baptism for yourself or a family member? Please speak with Pastor John.
Interested in Baptism for yourself or a family member? Please speak with Pastor John.
Future Directions of Peace Lutheran Church
We have been asking, as followers of Jesus, how is God calling us to do God’s work, to love God and love our neighbor, at this time and in this place? A foundational commitment to anti-racism and a group of recommendations have arisen from this Future Directions discernment process. Please pray for our church as we seek to live out these Future Directions, and please consider how you will “get in where you fit in.”
We have been asking, as followers of Jesus, how is God calling us to do God’s work, to love God and love our neighbor, at this time and in this place? A foundational commitment to anti-racism and a group of recommendations have arisen from this Future Directions discernment process. Please pray for our church as we seek to live out these Future Directions, and please consider how you will “get in where you fit in.”
Peace Community Center Events & Information
Support for Peace Community Center
The Board of Directors of Peace Community Center asks for our community’s continued care, service to students, prayers, and ongoing financial support as we engage the challenging, but necessary work, of building a more sustainable future for Peace Community Center. Please read the most recent letter from Peace Community Center’s Board of Directors here.
The Board of Directors of Peace Community Center asks for our community’s continued care, service to students, prayers, and ongoing financial support as we engage the challenging, but necessary work, of building a more sustainable future for Peace Community Center. Please read the most recent letter from Peace Community Center’s Board of Directors here.
Community Engagement
Volunteer with Habitat
Thinking of volunteering with Tacoma Habitat? Join us for a brief virtual orientation to get started. Following orientation and a successful background check, you will be invited to our online scheduling system which allows you to register for volunteer shifts in new construction, home renovation and/or in support of the Habitat Stores. The next scheduled orientation session is: Monday, April 7 at 6 pm. Please note that volunteers need to be age 16+ and we are not able to sign-off on court-ordered service. Sign up!
Thinking of volunteering with Tacoma Habitat? Join us for a brief virtual orientation to get started. Following orientation and a successful background check, you will be invited to our online scheduling system which allows you to register for volunteer shifts in new construction, home renovation and/or in support of the Habitat Stores. The next scheduled orientation session is: Monday, April 7 at 6 pm. Please note that volunteers need to be age 16+ and we are not able to sign-off on court-ordered service. Sign up!
Women Build Night Market, May 9, 5-8 pm
Join us Friday, May 9, at Inspired Women Inspire located at the Star Center, 3873 S 66th St, Tacoma, WA 98405. This free night-market event, open to the public, celebrates the achievements of women:
Join us Friday, May 9, at Inspired Women Inspire located at the Star Center, 3873 S 66th St, Tacoma, WA 98405. This free night-market event, open to the public, celebrates the achievements of women:
- Shop from over 30 vendors
- Enjoy food and drink
- Attend inspirational talks by local women engaged in the community
- Talk with local organizations about careers the trades, affordable homeownership and more
Shalom Project – a Partnership with St. Mark’s by the Narrows Lutheran Church
Peace Lutheran Church and St. Mark’s have partnered around a Shalom Project to bring solar panels to the houses we steward and to work on bringing more trees to the Hilltop. Read more and see photos about the solar project and the tree project.
Peace Lutheran Church and St. Mark’s have partnered around a Shalom Project to bring solar panels to the houses we steward and to work on bringing more trees to the Hilltop. Read more and see photos about the solar project and the tree project.
Community Engagement & Outreach Highlights: A Word from Brendan Nelson
- Peace and St. Mark’s
- TPU- We received a grant for $50,000 from Tacoma Public Utilities to aid in installing solar panels on our 3 existing properties. The installation will begin on the 1951 Ainsworth home in early 2024.
- Shalom Project- St. Mark’s Lutheran by the Narrows, and Peace have teamed up together, to listen to our neighbors and to work together for justice and compassion. “Shalom” is the Hebrew word, not simply for “peace” but for a shared wholeness in all facets of life. Together we seek concrete ways to work for economic, social, and racial wholeness, with a special focus on climate justice.
- Trees for the Hilltop- A healthy tree cover is crucial for our climate wellbeing. Tacoma runs below the national average for tree cover, and the Tacoma map vividly shows how our neighborhoods’ differences in tree coverage align with economic, social, and racial disparity. Peace and St. Mark’s are partnering with the Tacoma Tree Foundation for a major tree-planting endeavor for the Hilltop neighborhood.
- Grants
- We have received a grant for $5,000 from Virginia Mason Franciscan Health to support our community resource ministry.
- Housing
- The tenant of our 1949 Ainsworth home has vacated as of September 30th. I am working with Alan Kies and an external company to get the house ready for a new family. We hope to have the home ready in the next few months.
KEEP IN TOUCH
2106 South Cushman Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone: (253) 383-1317
Fax: (253) 383-0702
Email: plcadmin@peacetacoma.org