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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.
Lent Events & Information
Sunday Adult & Older Youth Classes in Lent at 9:45 am:
Seasons of Faith: God Meets Us through the Church Year
For 6 Sundays starting February 22, we will explore the seasons of the church year and discover how God meets us in the seasons of our lives through stories of Jesus, his teachings, and church seasonal themes. This Lent, through prayer, confession, reflection, and action with scripture, art, music, and conversation we journey together as a community of faith. Feb. 22 – Advent, Mar. 1 – Christmas, Mar. 8 – Epiphany, Mar. 15 – Lent, Mar. 22 – Easter, Mar. 29 – Pentecost. Rev. Lynn Longfield, Brendan Nelson, and Pastor John will lead.
Seasons of Faith: God Meets Us through the Church Year
For 6 Sundays starting February 22, we will explore the seasons of the church year and discover how God meets us in the seasons of our lives through stories of Jesus, his teachings, and church seasonal themes. This Lent, through prayer, confession, reflection, and action with scripture, art, music, and conversation we journey together as a community of faith. Feb. 22 – Advent, Mar. 1 – Christmas, Mar. 8 – Epiphany, Mar. 15 – Lent, Mar. 22 – Easter, Mar. 29 – Pentecost. Rev. Lynn Longfield, Brendan Nelson, and Pastor John will lead.
During Lent – Wednesdays Feb. 25 – Mar. 25, 6-7:30 pm
- 6:00 pm Simple Soup Supper (multipurpose room)
- 6:30 pm Intergenerational Activity of Prayer and Service
- 7:00 pm Holden Evening Prayer (adults & youth), Journey with Jesus Faith Activity (children) ,/ul>
Lent Devotional Resources
We’re providing several devotional resources for your personal use (see links below or talk with Pastor John to get a copy):
We’re providing several devotional resources for your personal use (see links below or talk with Pastor John to get a copy):
- “Living Well through Lent: Cultivating Healing and Wholeness in Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind,” a Living Compass weekly devotional
- “Walking As Children of Light,” a Bread for the World Lenten devotional
- ELCA World Hunger 40 Days of Lent Calendar and Lenten Series Sumud: “Body of Christ” exploring 1 Corinthians 12, focusing on solidarity with Palestinian Christians, featuring reflections from ELCA Bishops.
- This Is My Body” an intergenerational weekly devotional for families or adults exploring how Jesus lived in his body on earth, sharing our human experience, and Jesus invites us to take care of our own bodies
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 Opportunities 9:45-10:45 am
- Godly Play for children ages 4–3rd grade (basement classroom)
- Explorers for 4th-6th grade (multipurpose room classroom)
- Feet to Faith class for 6th-8th grade (conference room)
- Adult & Older Youth Education (multipurpose room)
February 15: Love Thy Neighbor: Ministry of Place Feasibility Study Update, led by Brendan Nelson
Fat Tuesday Food
Able to bring juice, fruit, or toppings for our February 17 pancake feed? If so, please connect with or contact Rebecca Foster.
Able to bring juice, fruit, or toppings for our February 17 pancake feed? If so, please connect with or contact Rebecca Foster.
Fat Tuesday Pancake Dinner and Game Night!
On Fat Tuesday February 17, the day before Lent begins, come to an intergenerational pancake dinner and game night from 6-7:30 pm! We’ll eat pancakes with all the fixins, play dominoes and board games, and families will receive free domino sets! Come!
On Fat Tuesday February 17, the day before Lent begins, come to an intergenerational pancake dinner and game night from 6-7:30 pm! We’ll eat pancakes with all the fixins, play dominoes and board games, and families will receive free domino sets! Come!
Ash Wednesday Worship
February 18 we gather for worship at 7 pm (also live streamed) to begin the 40-day Lenten journey to the cross and beyond to Jesus’ resurrection. Ashes on our foreheads remind us of our mortality; yet, in the midst of death, there is new life in Christ! We will share a time of Confession and Holy Communion in worship.
February 18 we gather for worship at 7 pm (also live streamed) to begin the 40-day Lenten journey to the cross and beyond to Jesus’ resurrection. Ashes on our foreheads remind us of our mortality; yet, in the midst of death, there is new life in Christ! We will share a time of Confession and Holy Communion in worship.
Lenten Soup Suppers
Sign up at the Welcome Table to bring soup and bread for the soup suppers 6 pm on Wednesdays Feb. 25 – Mar. 25. Questions? Ask Nancy Heavey
Sign up at the Welcome Table to bring soup and bread for the soup suppers 6 pm on Wednesdays Feb. 25 – Mar. 25. Questions? Ask Nancy Heavey
Centering Prayer for Our Nation
You are invited to a time of quiet, shared prayer. In response to the heaviness many of us are carrying, we will gather with meditative music and in silence to center our hearts, be together, and pray with pure intention for what is happening in our country. Centering Prayer (silent, guided opening, shared presence). Peace begins with us. Saturdays, Noon–1 pm February 21 thru April 4 h in the sanctuary. Contact Jeanie Correa for more information.
You are invited to a time of quiet, shared prayer. In response to the heaviness many of us are carrying, we will gather with meditative music and in silence to center our hearts, be together, and pray with pure intention for what is happening in our country. Centering Prayer (silent, guided opening, shared presence). Peace begins with us. Saturdays, Noon–1 pm February 21 thru April 4 h in the sanctuary. Contact Jeanie Correa for more information.
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.
Thursday 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.
Friday Morning Men’s Fellowship
7–8:30 am every Friday at the new classroom across the alley from Peace Lutheran Church. All men are welcome. Bible study, fellowship, and prayer support. Contact Malcolm Carroll with question or just show up.
7–8:30 am every Friday at the new classroom across the alley from Peace Lutheran Church. All men are welcome. Bible study, fellowship, and prayer support. Contact Malcolm Carroll with question 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.
2026 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
Celebrate Black History Month At People’s Community Center
Free events and activities all month long. 1602 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Tacoma.
Free events and activities all month long. 1602 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Tacoma.
- February 7, 12 – 3 pm: Black History Luncheon
- February 21, 12-4 pm: Hilltop Health Kids & Families Carnival
- Daily 5-7 pm: Black History Activities for Youth
- Daily Black History Trivia – Answer a trivia question to get free entry to the gym or weight room
- Fridays 5-7 pm: Open Art Activities for Youth
Pierce County Black History Month Events
See https://www.piercecountywa.gov/7566/Celebrate-Black-History-Month.
See https://www.piercecountywa.gov/7566/Celebrate-Black-History-Month.
The 100th Black History Month Commemoration and Celebration
A fundraiser for Vibrant Schools of Puget Sound. Keynote: Dr. Carl Mack. Entertainment: Michael Powers. Sunday February 15, 3-5 pm, at Lakes High School Performing Arts Center, 10320 Farwest Dr. SW, Lakewood. Tickets $25. For more info call 253-273-2999.
A fundraiser for Vibrant Schools of Puget Sound. Keynote: Dr. Carl Mack. Entertainment: Michael Powers. Sunday February 15, 3-5 pm, at Lakes High School Performing Arts Center, 10320 Farwest Dr. SW, Lakewood. Tickets $25. For more info call 253-273-2999.
Reconciliation in Palestine/Israel – An Event with Dr. Salim Munayer
Our hearts are heavy over the last 2½ years with the war between Hamas and Israel, the very tenuous ceasefire, and the mass devastation and grief it has left in Gaza and in the life of the Palestinian people. On Monday February 9 at 9 am Trinity Presbyterian Church in Tacoma is hosting Dr. Salim Munayer, founder of an amazing Christian reconciliation organization in Israel/Palestine called “Mushalaha” (which means ‘reconciliation’ in Arabic). Salim has been on the ground for many years doing the incredibly hard work of reconciliation, justice and peace, in the face of so much injustice. You are welcome to come!
Our hearts are heavy over the last 2½ years with the war between Hamas and Israel, the very tenuous ceasefire, and the mass devastation and grief it has left in Gaza and in the life of the Palestinian people. On Monday February 9 at 9 am Trinity Presbyterian Church in Tacoma is hosting Dr. Salim Munayer, founder of an amazing Christian reconciliation organization in Israel/Palestine called “Mushalaha” (which means ‘reconciliation’ in Arabic). Salim has been on the ground for many years doing the incredibly hard work of reconciliation, justice and peace, in the face of so much injustice. You are welcome to come!
Interfaith Advocacy Day
February 12, 2026, 8:30 am to 3 pm, State Capitol in Olympia (exact location details to be shared soon). One of the largest gatherings of people of faith in the state Capitol. We bring the voices of compassion and justice to our elected leaders. Meet with your legislators and their staff on this day and put your faith into action! Register here.
February 12, 2026, 8:30 am to 3 pm, State Capitol in Olympia (exact location details to be shared soon). One of the largest gatherings of people of faith in the state Capitol. We bring the voices of compassion and justice to our elected leaders. Meet with your legislators and their staff on this day and put your faith into action! Register here.
Free Dental Clinic
Clover Park Technical School is offering a Free Dental Clinic on Friday, February 13 from 9 am-2 pm. This free service will be located at CPTC, BLDG 14, Room 107, 4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood, WA 98499.
Services include:
- Exams
- X-rays
- Fillings
- Extractions
Tacoma Tree Foundation – Volunteer Planting Event: March 14, 2026 – 9am-12pm
Sign up with your family and friends to help us plant trees for your neighbors. No experience required and young people encouraged to attend. If you’re interested in supporting this program in other ways: Talk to your neighbors: Is your neighbor curious about trees? Feel free to tell them about our project or even better, share fliers with your neighbors! Become a Community Steward: Invite us to speak and answer questions at your church or community group!
Sign up with your family and friends to help us plant trees for your neighbors. No experience required and young people encouraged to attend. If you’re interested in supporting this program in other ways: Talk to your neighbors: Is your neighbor curious about trees? Feel free to tell them about our project or even better, share fliers with your neighbors! Become a Community Steward: Invite us to speak and answer questions at your church or community group!
National Day of Racial Healing Video
If you missed the online Night of Centering Multiracial Voices from across the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the recording may be found here. This was a powerful event for the 2026 National Day of Racial Healing featuring intentional storytelling through words and music with opportunities for deep listening and reflection.
If you missed the online Night of Centering Multiracial Voices from across the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the recording may be found here. This was a powerful event for the 2026 National Day of Racial Healing featuring intentional storytelling through words and music with opportunities for deep listening and reflection.
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.