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Advent Devotionals
Make your way through the Advent season using a daily or weekly devotional and Advent wreath of 5 candles (light another candle on the Advent wreath each week leading up to Christmas, with the fifth candle lit on Christmas Eve). If you would like a printed version, please contact Pastor John.
Adults and Youth:
Make your way through the Advent season using a daily or weekly devotional and Advent wreath of 5 candles (light another candle on the Advent wreath each week leading up to Christmas, with the fifth candle lit on Christmas Eve). If you would like a printed version, please contact Pastor John.
Adults and Youth:
- “Living Well Through Advent: Practicing Generosity with All Your Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind,” a Living Compass resource (daily)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America World Hunger Advent Calendar and Study Guide
- “Advent People in Uncertain Times: A Bread for the World Devotional” (weekly)
- “God With Us” Advent devotional from Illustrated Ministries (weekly) – pick on Sunday mornings.
- Advent Bags with Advent calendar, activities, Jesse Tree daily devotional and “God With Us” Advent family devotional from Illustrated Ministries (weekly) – pick up on Sunday mornings.
- Also pick up a separate bag with Advent candles to light at home.
Women’s Ministry Christmas Brunch
Join the women’s ministry white elephant gift exchange brunch Sat. Dec 13 from 9:30-11:30 am in the multipurpose room. Celebrate the Christmas season by bringing a dish to share and one (funny, silly, practical, etc.) gift to exchange. Talk to Julia Kagochi if you have any questions.
Join the women’s ministry white elephant gift exchange brunch Sat. Dec 13 from 9:30-11:30 am in the multipurpose room. Celebrate the Christmas season by bringing a dish to share and one (funny, silly, practical, etc.) gift to exchange. Talk to Julia Kagochi if you have any questions.
Children’s Christmas Celebration
Saturday Dec. 13 from 4–6 pm. Great for families with children! Christmas crafts, the story of Jesus’ birth, food, and decorating the Christmas tree and sanctuary for Christmas.
Saturday Dec. 13 from 4–6 pm. Great for families with children! Christmas crafts, the story of Jesus’ birth, food, and decorating the Christmas tree and sanctuary for Christmas.
Children’s Christmas Program
Sunday Dec. 21 during 11 am worship. Kids of Peace tell the Christmas story!
Sunday Dec. 21 during 11 am worship. Kids of Peace tell the Christmas story!
Christmas Eve Worship – Wednesday, December 24
- 5 pm: Children’s Christmas Eve Worship for Families (in person & live stream): Join a child-friendly celebration of Jesus’ birth!
- 7 pm
Service of Lessons and Carols – Sunday, December 28
10 am only (in person & live stream) – no 8:30 or 11 am worship; 9:30 am Christmas goodies and fellowship time
10 am only (in person & live stream) – no 8:30 or 11 am worship; 9:30 am Christmas goodies and fellowship time
Opportunities to Serve
Impacted by the Pause in SNAP Benefits?
The church can help. If your family is impacted, please contact Pastor John, Deacon Charissa, or Brendan Nelson. Please also find a list of food banks at the Welcome Table or contact the church office. If you can help, please bring nonperishable food items or a gift card for Fred Meyer or WinCo to the church office, or donate to Peace Lutheran Church noted “Holiday Help.”
The church can help. If your family is impacted, please contact Pastor John, Deacon Charissa, or Brendan Nelson. Please also find a list of food banks at the Welcome Table or contact the church office. If you can help, please bring nonperishable food items or a gift card for Fred Meyer or WinCo to the church office, or donate to Peace Lutheran Church noted “Holiday Help.”
Thrivent Choice Dollars
Are you a member of Thrivent Financial? Do you have Choice Dollars to direct to a charitable organization? Please consider directing your Choice Dollars to Peace Lutheran Church or Peace Community Center by logging into your account on the Thrivent website.
Are you a member of Thrivent Financial? Do you have Choice Dollars to direct to a charitable organization? Please consider directing your Choice Dollars to Peace Lutheran Church or Peace Community Center by logging into your account on the Thrivent website.
Give to Help Families for the Holidays
Want to help a family in need this season? Give a donation to Peace Lutheran Church noted “Holiday Help” or bring a gift card for Fred Meyer or WinCo to the office. Questions? Ask Pastor John.
Want to help a family in need this season? Give a donation to Peace Lutheran Church noted “Holiday Help” or bring a gift card for Fred Meyer or WinCo to the office. Questions? Ask Pastor John.
Peace Lutheran Church Events & Information
Sunday Morning Schedule
- 8:30 am: Worship
- 9:30 am: Breakfast & Fellowship
- 9:45 am: Education Hour
- 11 am: Worship (also livestreamed), with Refreshments & Fellowship following
Sunday Morning Faith Offerings
(during the Faith Education Hour 9:45-10:45 am each Sunday)
- Godly Play for children ages 4 – 3rd grade
- Explorers class for 4th-6th graders
- Feet to Faith confirmation class for 7th-8th graders
- Adult and Older Youth Education class
Adult & Older Youth Education Sundays at 9:45 am
- December 7: 2026 Ministry Plan (Budget) Forum
- December 14: Annual Congregational Meeting
Interested in Learning More about Faith in God and Service through Peace Church? Want to Become a Member of Peace?
Join a Saturday class in the multipurpose room December 6 from 10 – 2:30 pm called “Foundations of Faith and Peace” exploring marks of being a follower of Jesus and what it means to serve him in and through Peace Lutheran Church. Lunch provided. Interested? Talk to Pastor John. New members will be received in worship on Sunday, December 14.
Join a Saturday class in the multipurpose room December 6 from 10 – 2:30 pm called “Foundations of Faith and Peace” exploring marks of being a follower of Jesus and what it means to serve him in and through Peace Lutheran Church. Lunch provided. Interested? Talk to Pastor John. New members will be received in worship on Sunday, December 14.
Annual Meeting – December 14
Annual Congregational Meeting Sunday, Dec. 14, 9:45 am
(in person and online via Microsoft Teams)
Agenda:
- Election of Council Officers & At-Large Council Members
- Adoption of the 2026 Ministry Plan (Budget)
- Community Center Update
Children’s Choir
We’re putting Kids First! Our music ministry invites you and your children to stay after 11 am worship (grab snacks first!) twice a month so kids can spend an hour singing unto the Lord and preparing to share their gifts the first Sunday of each month at 11 am worship. Rehearsals will typically be 3rd & 4th Sundays.
We’re putting Kids First! Our music ministry invites you and your children to stay after 11 am worship (grab snacks first!) twice a month so kids can spend an hour singing unto the Lord and preparing to share their gifts the first Sunday of each month at 11 am worship. Rehearsals will typically be 3rd & 4th Sundays.
Peace Devotional Book
It’s here! The second Peace Devotional Book is ready for you! Special thanks to our dearly departed Shari Shelton and the Writing Group for pulling together the reflections and writings in this very large book (over 500 pages), and thanks to all who contributed! Cost is a donation of $20 or more (actual cost per book was $50). If you would like a book and the cost is a hardship, please contact Pastor John. We also have a few of the first Peace Devotional Books available for purchase for $20. To buy a book, contact the church office.
It’s here! The second Peace Devotional Book is ready for you! Special thanks to our dearly departed Shari Shelton and the Writing Group for pulling together the reflections and writings in this very large book (over 500 pages), and thanks to all who contributed! Cost is a donation of $20 or more (actual cost per book was $50). If you would like a book and the cost is a hardship, please contact Pastor John. We also have a few of the first Peace Devotional Books available for purchase for $20. To buy a book, contact the church office.
Church Staff Update
Deacon Charissa has discerned she will be moving on from her position at Peace at the end of December to be a life and grief coach. We are so grateful for her service to the church and pray God’s blessing in her transition.
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.
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.
Community For Such a Time As This
Searching for a place to listen to God and share with others about how to live as a faithful follower of Jesus now, in America, during such a time as this? Come to a group that meets on second Sundays after 11 am worship. Contact Lynn (lynn_longfield@hotmail.com).
Friday Morning Men’s Fellowship
7–8:30 am every Friday at Red Elm Café, 1114 MLK Jr. Way. All men are welcome. Bible study, fellowship, and prayer support. Contact Malcolm Carroll with questions (253-282-0218) or just show up.
7–8:30 am every Friday at Red Elm Café, 1114 MLK Jr. Way. All men are welcome. Bible study, fellowship, and prayer support. Contact Malcolm Carroll with questions (253-282-0218) or just show up.
Peace Cafe
To support our community, we are open on Fridays from 3-7 pm. Community members can grab refreshments and enjoy a movie, games, fellowship, and join us for our community meals from 5:30-6:30 pm.
To support our community, we are open on Fridays from 3-7 pm. Community members can grab refreshments and enjoy a movie, games, fellowship, and join us for our community meals from 5:30-6:30 pm.
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.
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.
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.
Children’s Worship
Children’s Worship is offered in person during 11 am 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.
Children’s Worship is offered in person during 11 am 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!
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.
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.
Community Engagement and Strategic Planning Process
Please read the most recent update from the Board of Directors here.
Please read the most recent update from the Board of Directors here.
Community Engagement
Equity Community Events and Opportunities
Visit MulticulturallyMinded PC on Facebook/Instagram to learn about Cultural/Community events in our area. Questions? Ask Lea Green
Visit MulticulturallyMinded PC on Facebook/Instagram to learn about Cultural/Community events in our area. Questions? Ask Lea Green
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.
KEEP IN TOUCH
2106 South Cushman Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone: (253) 383-1317
Fax: (253) 383-0702
Email: plcadmin@peacetacoma.org
Summer Late Nights: Free Hangouts and Dinner for Tacoma Teens
Tacoma Public Schools middle and high schoolers will have a free place to get dinner and hang out with friends every weeknight this summer starting June 26. Summer Late Nights opens across Tacoma, with schools, community centers and non-profits opening their doors to keep teens safe and engaged.
Tacoma Public Schools middle and high schoolers will have a free place to get dinner and hang out with friends every weeknight this summer starting June 26. Summer Late Nights opens across Tacoma, with schools, community centers and non-profits opening their doors to keep teens safe and engaged.