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October Is Hunger Response Month at Peace!
- Community Meals. Fridays, 5:30–6:30 pm. Come eat, share fellowship, help serve.
- Give a Financial Gift to Fight Hunger. Give to Peace Lutheran Church marked “Emergency Food Network” for local food banks OR “ELCA World Hunger Appeal” for global hunger relief, development, education, and advocacy.
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
- Adult Education class
Adult & Older Youth Education Sundays at 9:45 am
- October 18 & 25: Generosity and Gratitude in All Seasons, a series from the Stewardship Team
- November 1 & 8: Housing Ministry Future Directions, led by members of the Housing Visioning Team
Corn Maze/Pumpkin Patch Outing
Children and youth grades 4 through 12: A group is going to Sidhu Farms Pumpkin Patch in Puyallup to have fun checking out the corn maze, hayride, and pumpkin slingshots. We’ll meet at the church Sunday Oct. 18 at 2 pm. Children under 6th grade should come with an adult. Want to go? Contact Leigh Wong. We will take the church van and also carpool.
Children and youth grades 4 through 12: A group is going to Sidhu Farms Pumpkin Patch in Puyallup to have fun checking out the corn maze, hayride, and pumpkin slingshots. We’ll meet at the church Sunday Oct. 18 at 2 pm. Children under 6th grade should come with an adult. Want to go? Contact Leigh Wong. We will take the church van and also carpool.
Call to Prayer for Our National Elections
As our nation approaches another election, you are incited to join a 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. 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.
As our nation approaches another election, you are incited to join a 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. 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.
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.
Memorial Service for Carol Plaehn
We will gather at Peace Lutheran Church Saturday October 24 at 10 am for a memorial service to give thanks to God for the life of Carol Plaehn and hear words of comfort and hope in God to help us in our grief. Wife of Pastor Emeritus Holle Plaehn, Carol served at Peace Lutheran Church with Holle and their family for decades. She will be deeply missed. A reception with food and fellowship will follow in the multipurpose room. Please keep the Plaehn family in prayer.
We will gather at Peace Lutheran Church Saturday October 24 at 10 am for a memorial service to give thanks to God for the life of Carol Plaehn and hear words of comfort and hope in God to help us in our grief. Wife of Pastor Emeritus Holle Plaehn, Carol served at Peace Lutheran Church with Holle and their family for decades. She will be deeply missed. A reception with food and fellowship will follow in the multipurpose room. Please keep the Plaehn family in prayer.
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.
Staff Appreciation Snack
Sunday October 25 after 11 am worship we’ll share a simple snack to celebrate and appreciate our wonderful staff, featuring some of their favorite treats. Just food, fellowship, and a moment to share gratitude together.
Sunday October 25 after 11 am worship we’ll share a simple snack to celebrate and appreciate our wonderful staff, featuring some of their favorite treats. Just food, fellowship, and a moment to share gratitude together.
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 31, 9 am-1 pm; 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 31, 9 am-1 pm; 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.
Loved Ones Commended to the Lord
Sunday November 1 is All Saints Sunday, and we will honor the memory of loved ones who have passed away in the last year and give thanks to God for them. If you would like to submit a name of a departed loved one to be honored, please write their name in the book on the Welcome Table or contact Pastor John.
Sunday November 1 is All Saints Sunday, and we will honor the memory of loved ones who have passed away in the last year and give thanks to God for them. If you would like to submit a name of a departed loved one to be honored, please write their name in the book on the Welcome Table or contact Pastor John.
Holiday Bazaar
Saturday November 7, 9 am–3 pm at Peace, a rummage sale of gently used household items, used holiday items, gently used or new toys, and items for the bake sale. Benefits Emergency Assistance Fund. Donations accepted Friday November 6, 6:30-8 pm. Questions? Ask Teresa Jackson.
Saturday November 7, 9 am–3 pm at Peace, a rummage sale of gently used household items, used holiday items, gently used or new toys, and items for the bake sale. Benefits Emergency Assistance Fund. Donations accepted Friday November 6, 6:30-8 pm. Questions? Ask Teresa Jackson.
Community Thanksgiving Dinner and Worship
Saturday November 21 at 5:30 pm. Come to this community celebration at Peace in the multipurpose room as we thank God for all God’s good gifts! You’re invited to bring a potluck item (sign up at Welcome Table!) and invite friends, family, and neighbors. All are welcome! Questions? Ask Teresa Jackson.
Saturday November 21 at 5:30 pm. Come to this community celebration at Peace in the multipurpose room as we thank God for all God’s good gifts! You’re invited to bring a potluck item (sign up at Welcome Table!) and invite friends, family, and neighbors. All are welcome! Questions? Ask Teresa Jackson.
Staff Sabbatical
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.
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 questions 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 questions 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
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.