Welcome to Peace Lutheran Church

Hello Peace!What a joy it is to greet you as your new Senior Pastor! I look forward to worshiping with you all for the first time THIS SUNDAY! I hope you will be able to join us because we have much to celebrate. Pastor Jen Collins from the Minneapolis Area Synod will be here to install me as your pastor, and we’ll gather immediately after worship to have brunch together. Our scripture for Sunday is John 15:9–17, and it reminds…

Dear Peace Members and Friends,Here we are in a true interim period. Last Sunday, August 30 we celebrated theconclusion of Pastor Jeff Engholm’s interim time at Peace and our new SeniorPastor, Anne Schaefer, will start after Labor Day. This Sunday, September 6, we have the privilege of having Pastor PhilipFormo as our guest pastor. He will be preaching on the Matthew 18:15-20 textwhere Jesus gives us a step-by-step process for resolving personalconflicts with a goal of reconciliation. We will pray,…

August 28, 2026 Dear Peace Lutheran Church Family and Friends, Over the past thirteen months we have traveled the “interim road” together, completing surveys, holding listening sessions, filling out paperwork, and discerning the mission of this congregation in anticipation of calling your next pastor. Now that this transition is complete, my time with you is coming to an end. Of course, this is not the first transition that has taken place at Peace Lutheran Church. Many pastors have come and gone since…