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Fall Garden Clean-Up Day
Saturday October 10 8:30-10 am. Gleaning, weeding, preparing beds for winter in the vegetable garden. Please join us. Contact Craig Cogger for more info.
Saturday October 10 8:30-10 am. Gleaning, weeding, preparing beds for winter in the vegetable garden. Please join us. Contact Craig Cogger for more info.
Church Cleaning
We’re hosting another short and cheerful church‑wide cleaning morning on October 10, 10-12 pm. If you’re able to join us for these two hours, we’d love your help. Questions can be directed at Rebecca Foster.
We’re hosting another short and cheerful church‑wide cleaning morning on October 10, 10-12 pm. If you’re able to join us for these two hours, we’d love your help. Questions can be directed at Rebecca Foster.
Sunday Tech Person Needed
Interested in serving in the tech/sound corner live streaming 11 am worship on Sundays? Shadowing/training is provided. Please contact Pastor John. Thanks!
Interested in serving in the tech/sound corner live streaming 11 am worship on Sundays? Shadowing/training is provided. Please contact Pastor John. Thanks!
Peace Breakfast Providers Needed
Able to provide breakfast on a Sunday? We need you. Idea: connect with a few other people (family, friends) to share the work. Sign up on Welcome Table clipboard. Questions? Ask Teresa Jackson.
Able to provide breakfast on a Sunday? We need you. Idea: connect with a few other people (family, friends) to share the work. Sign up on Welcome Table clipboard. Questions? Ask Teresa Jackson.
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
(during Faith Education Hour 9:45-10:45 am each Sunday)
- Godly Play for children ages 4–3rd grade
- Explorers class for 4th-6th graders
- Youth Conversation about Life & Culture for 7th-12th graders (starts Sept. 27)
- Adult Education class
Adult & Older Youth Education Sundays at 9:45 am
- October 4: The Gifts God’s Given You (exploring your spiritual gifts and how you use them), led by Brendan Nelson and Shelley Maebori
- October 11, 18, & 25: Generosity and Gratitude in All Seasons, a series from the Stewardship Team
Come Level Up on a Discipleship Quest!
Join Brendan Nelson and Shelley Maebori as we learn about loving and following Jesus together in community. We will share meals together and work in teams to study and practice Discipleship on Saturday, October 24, 9- 1 am; Sunday, November 15, 12-2 pm. Play games (and earn prizes!), complete challenges, study scripture, and grow in faith. Childcare is provided. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up early! Questions? Call/text Shelley Maebori.
Join Brendan Nelson and Shelley Maebori as we learn about loving and following Jesus together in community. We will share meals together and work in teams to study and practice Discipleship on Saturday, October 24, 9- 1 am; Sunday, November 15, 12-2 pm. Play games (and earn prizes!), complete challenges, study scripture, and grow in faith. Childcare is provided. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up early! Questions? Call/text Shelley Maebori.
Memorial Service and Celebration of Life for Alan Kies
We will gather at Peace Lutheran Church Saturday September 26 at 10:30 am for a memorial service to give thanks to God for the life of Alan Kies and hear words of comfort and hope in God to help us in our grief. A reception with food and fellowship will follow in the multipurpose room. Please keep Allison and family and our whole community in your prayers.
We will gather at Peace Lutheran Church Saturday September 26 at 10:30 am for a memorial service to give thanks to God for the life of Alan Kies and hear words of comfort and hope in God to help us in our grief. A reception with food and fellowship will follow in the multipurpose room. Please keep Allison and family and our whole community in your prayers.
Staff Sabbatical Coming
Operations Manager Damishe Greenwood-Walker will be on sabbatical October 1-31. Blessings, Damishe! Here is the October church office schedule and who will be covering:
Operations Manager Damishe Greenwood-Walker will be on sabbatical October 1-31. Blessings, Damishe! Here is the October church office schedule and who will be covering:
- Monday: office is closed
- Tuesday: 9 am – 12 pm Twylla Moore
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 10 am – 1 pm Kit Thompson
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 and 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 and through us. Email Pastor John for Teams link.
Meet the Neighbors & Get the Word Out
Sunday October 4 meet after worship (about 12:30 am) in the multipurpose room, get organized, grab church fliers, and go into the neighborhood to meet the neighbors, share an invitation to connect, and build relationships. We continue the long-time Peace tradition of door to door calling. Bring your own lunch to eat before we go out. Questions? Ask Pastor John.
Generosity and Gratitude in All Seasons
In challenging and uncertain times, God invites us to see and experience God’s boundless generosity, give thanks for the gifts God gives us, and reflect that generosity through our own lives. On October 11, 18, and 25 in worship and in Sunday faith education at 9:45 am for adults, through Bible study, reflection, and personal stories, we’ll look at how, as good stewards of God’s generous gifts, we practice generosity and gratitude in all seasons of our lives.
In challenging and uncertain times, God invites us to see and experience God’s boundless generosity, give thanks for the gifts God gives us, and reflect that generosity through our own lives. On October 11, 18, and 25 in worship and in Sunday faith education at 9:45 am for adults, through Bible study, reflection, and personal stories, we’ll look at how, as good stewards of God’s generous gifts, we practice generosity and gratitude in all seasons of our lives.
Harvest Fest for Kids & Families
Saturday October 24, 4-5 pm at Peace! Snacks, games, crafts, fun! Wear a costume if you like! Contact Annabell with questions or if you’re willing to help out.
Saturday October 24, 4-5 pm at Peace! Snacks, games, crafts, fun! Wear a costume if you like! Contact Annabell with questions or if you’re willing to help out.
Call to Prayer for Our National Elections
As our nation approaches another election, our For a Time Such as This group (FATSAT) invites us to join a two-week Call to Prayer for Our National Elections. This nonpartisan guide offers daily Scripture, reflection, and prayer to help us seek truth with integrity, pursue justice with compassion, and become people of peace and reconciliation. Pick up the guide at the welcome table. Together we will ask God to shape our votes, our words, our listening, and our love for our neighbors with wisdom, courage, healing, and hope.
An Invitation to Light the Christ Candle at Home
The For a Time Such As This small group at Peace Lutheran Church invites you to place a lit candle (preferably electronic) in a window of your home every evening as a spiritual exercise of faith and commitment to the cause of the Gospel. We do this to bear witness the whole night through that the light of Christ shines in the darkness and darkness cannot and will not overcome it (John 1:5). In a world often overshadowed by oppression and cruelty, lighting the Christ candle is a powerful act of hope. Read more here.
The For a Time Such As This small group at Peace Lutheran Church invites you to place a lit candle (preferably electronic) in a window of your home every evening as a spiritual exercise of faith and commitment to the cause of the Gospel. We do this to bear witness the whole night through that the light of Christ shines in the darkness and darkness cannot and will not overcome it (John 1:5). In a world often overshadowed by oppression and cruelty, lighting the Christ candle is a powerful act of hope. Read more here.
Prayer Chain
If you would like to be part of the Prayer Chain praying throughout the week for people and situations requested by the people of Peace, please email Gail Storrs. You will receive an email when new requests are posted that can be viewed on a secure webpage.
If you would like to be part of the Prayer Chain praying throughout the week for people and situations requested by the people of Peace, please email Gail Storrs. You will receive an email when new requests are posted that can be viewed on a secure webpage.
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.
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 (10 am in summer) 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 (10 am in summer) 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
Peace Community Center Is Seeking an Executive Director
- Peace Community Center is seeking an Executive Director to lead the organization through an exciting season of rebuilding, growth, and renewed community engagement. The Executive Director will work closely with the Board of Directors, Hilltop residents, community partners, and Peace Lutheran Church to implement the organization’s strategic plan and help guide Peace Community Center into its next chapter.
- This is an opportunity for a relational, entrepreneurial, and community-centered leader who can build trust, cultivate partnerships, strengthen organizational systems, lead fundraising efforts, and help translate community wisdom into mission-aligned action.
- Find the full position description and application materials here.
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
Hope Against Hope: An Evening of Protest Music, Conversation, and Action
Friday October 2 from 7:00-8:30 pm St. Mark’s Lutheran Church by the Narrows (6730 N. 17th St., Tacoma) will be hosting a gathering built particularly for folks holding grief and anger surrounding the current state of our nation and our world, seeking to move toward hope and resilience. Featuring the music of Jon Hillstead and rooted in our faith’s commitment to active citizenship and justice for the oppressed, each “move” will include space for conversation and opportunities for action.
Friday October 2 from 7:00-8:30 pm St. Mark’s Lutheran Church by the Narrows (6730 N. 17th St., Tacoma) will be hosting a gathering built particularly for folks holding grief and anger surrounding the current state of our nation and our world, seeking to move toward hope and resilience. Featuring the music of Jon Hillstead and rooted in our faith’s commitment to active citizenship and justice for the oppressed, each “move” will include space for conversation and opportunities for action.
Together in the Telling: Where Grief Finds Expression and Connection
A free community grief and loss support group featuring poetry, reflective writing, compassionate listening, and open sharing. Facilitated by Charissa Carroll, founder of Oliver’s Daughter. Four-week series for adults 18+, limited to 10 participants. Advance registration required. Location provided upon registration. Thursdays October 8, 15, 22, and 29, 6-8 pm. Scan the QR code on the flier to register.
A free community grief and loss support group featuring poetry, reflective writing, compassionate listening, and open sharing. Facilitated by Charissa Carroll, founder of Oliver’s Daughter. Four-week series for adults 18+, limited to 10 participants. Advance registration required. Location provided upon registration. Thursdays October 8, 15, 22, and 29, 6-8 pm. Scan the QR code on the flier to register.
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.