Announcements

Opportunities to Serve
Church Office Helpers Needed
Contact Damishe in the church office to help.
Sunday Tech Person Needed
Interested in serving in the tech/sound corner live streaming 11 am worship on Sundays (10 am in the summer)? Shadowing/training is provided. Please contact Pastor John. Thanks!
Meet the Neighbors and Get the Word Out
On Sunday July 26, we will meet after worship (around 11:30 am) in the multipurpose room, get organized, grab summer fliers, and then go out 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. Questions? Ask Pastor John.
Join the Gospel Choir
Rehearsals Thursdays at 6 pm. Gospel Choir sings at 10 am worship on Sundays. Share the gift of your voice in song! Questions? Contact Michael Green, michael@peacetacoma.org
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.
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)
Manis Pierre Synod Role
In addition to his part-time (15 hour per week) position as Youth Minister at Peace, Manis is now serving our Southwestern Washington Synod as a part-time synod leader engaging congregations for a new Migrant Solidarity Network, helping to facilitate visits and connections with people being held at the Detention Center.
July 5 is Donut Day!!
July 5 kicks off our Peace summer schedule, and we donut want you to miss it! Each week, we’ll start with a cold breakfast at 9:00 am followed by one worship service at 10:00. To celebrate this new summer rhythm, we’re adding a sweet touch: Donuts for breakfast (plus fruit and protein)! If you’d like to help by bringing donuts for this one-day special breakfast, talk to Rebecca Foster
Summer Worship Schedule
We’re combining both Sunday worship services into one worship service at 10 am July 5 – September 6. This will give us all the opportunity to worship together as one congregation. Here’s the schedule:
9 am Breakfast & Fellowship, 10 am Worship (also livestream)
Save the Dates for Summer Coming this summer…
  • July 5 (Sunday): Summer Worship schedule starts: 9 am Breakfast & Fellowship, 10 am Worship (also livestream)
  • July 8 (Wed) and July 29 (Wed), 5:30-7:30 pm: Peace at the Park at Wright Park, 501 S I St. Bring your own picnic food items and your own utensils. Gather, share fellowship and fun!
  • August 8 (Saturday – 1 day only), 10 am – 3 pm: Summer Bible Adventure for children & families “Rainbow of Promise.” Learn about God’s promises and invitation for us to trust God, do activities, have fun, share food. You’re invited to jump in and help as you’re able. Contact Andrew Wright or Jeanie Correa with questions.
  • August 9 (Sunday): Outdoor Worship & BBQ & Games!!!
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.
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.
Community Bible Study on Break
The Community Bible Study on Thursdays is now on break for the summer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Please feel free to call 253-383-1317 or email plcadmin@peacetacoma.org if you have questions or would like to volunteer.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.”
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.
Community Engagement and Strategic Planning Process
Please read the most recent update from the Board of Directors here.
Community Engagement
It’s Pride Month!
God’s love is for all people! Check out this message of welcome for LGBTQIA+ folks from our Southwestern Washington Synod Bishop Keith Marshall.
Tacoma’s Pride Festival
Saturday, July 11 at Wright Park. This annual community event, organized by the Rainbow Center, honors and celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community throughout all of Puget Sound.
The Black Collective
The Black Collective’s Business Navigator Program is hosting weekly gatherings at Peace Community Center’s classroom building every Wednesday from 5:00–7:30 PM.
Join the conversation around business, entrepreneurship, community engagement, and more exciting topics focused on black business development and advancement. Everyone is welcome!
For more information about events and activities happening through June 24, check out this link.
Tacoma Tree Foundation
Is excited to share that we are now part of the Community Hub at the Tacoma Public Library – Main Branch! We’re moving to our new office at the Hub this week! Our new location is 1102 Tacoma Ave. South, Tacoma, WA 98402. The Hub’s entry is at the northwest corner of S 11th St and Court F. Please visit our website for more information.
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.
Equity Community Events and Opportunities
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.

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Tacoma, WA 98405

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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.