STORY MATTERS
2024 ANNUAL REPORT
Building a Church for All Generations
This year, we embarked on an exciting journey to strengthen our ministry through our new organizational structure, guided by three spheres of focus. Echoing our mission to build the church and love the world, the Build the Church sphere encompasses our worship and music, faith formation, generosity, and invitational ministries. In 2024, this sphere witnessed transformative growth and innovation, most notably through the addition of Alyssa Herrig as our Minister for Family Fun, Faith Formation,...
Loving the World: Transforming Lives Through the Sacred Settlement
As part of our Love the World sphere, Prince of Peace is living out its call to care for our neighbors in need through the Sacred Settlement. This ministry embodies a full-community approach to supporting those experiencing chronic homelessness, offering stability, dignity, and hope through intentional relationships and shared resources. In 2024, the Sacred Settlement experienced remarkable growth, with three key developments that continue to transform lives. First, the Sacred Settlement...
Ministry Support: Caring for Our Spaces, Serving Our Community
The Ministry Support sphere of our mission ensures that the foundation of our ministry—our facilities, resources, and operations—remains strong, sustainable, and welcoming to all. This year, a key development in this area has been the formation of the new Property Management Team (PMT), created by our church council to provide focused attention on the care and improvement of our facilities and grounds. Facilitated by Kristin Bloxham, our Office Administrator, the PMT brings together a rotating...
A Letter from the Pastor
Dear Friends,
What an incredible year it has been for Prince of Peace! As we reflect on all that we have experienced and accomplished together, I am reminded of the power of stories—stories that shape us, connect us, and inspire us to live out our faith in meaningful ways. That is why our theme for this year, Story Matters, has felt so timely and transformative.
In the compilation of this Annual Report, you will find the stories of our congregation: stories of faith in action, of hope shared, of lives touched by the love of God. These are not just reports of numbers or activities; they are glimpses of how our ministry teams are living into our mission to build the church and love the world.
MISSION
We are claimed, gathered, and sent to build the Church and love the World.
VISION
Our vision is for a vibrant community that seeks a transformational relationship with God, our neighbors, and one another, while responding authentically, creatively, and justly to the most compelling needs of our community.
More Ministry Stories
Reports from our staff and ministry leaders.
BUILDING THE CHURCH
Build A Church Sphere
By Deborah Cordes God is up to something good at Prince of Peace! I am certain of that! As congregation council president, Build A Church sphere leader and member of Prince of Peace, I have a few random thoughts to share. As a people of God, you amaze me! We step up,...
Telling the Story through Learning and Music
by Scott Tunseth I am especially excited about one of PoP’s core values, which states: “We are...
Musical Talent
by Milt Warkentien I hope you were able to be at, or live stream, the December 22nd Lessons and...
Potluck and Carols
by Liz Ericksen Rebecca Circle meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 10:00am, meeting in each...
National Youth Gathering
by Enna Wold This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to take a trip to New Orleans. Although it...
Choirs are Not Just for Singing or Ringing
by Kathy Tunseth While providing meaningful music for worship is the highest priority for our...
Daily Devotions
by Carol Swanson Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the PoP devotions this year. We are...
Adult Education
by Carol Swanson “Story Matters” has been our current overarching theme, and we have heard some...
Women’s Bible Study Circles
by Anne Haugan There are two women’s bible study groups at Prince of Peace, the Rebecca and...
Bingo!
by Alyssa Herrig Nestled in the back corner of our Sanctuary is the “Creation Station.” It is a...
LOVING THE WORLD
Love the World
by Caryn Josephson A gas card. Assistance with an apartment deposit. A scholarship for a student in Tanzania. Missionaries in Slovakia and Kenya. Construction help for a Habitat for Humanity house. Bars for a funeral. Weekend food in a child’s backpack. A pair of warm...
Bringing the Church to Others
by Debbie Jorgens Late last fall, David Johnson stopped me after worship one Sunday morning to...
Pickleball Fun @ PoP
by Dave Trapp Friday morning Pickleball Group has enjoyed another year of fun, fellowship and...
Food Shelf News
by Anne Haugan Gary Peterson, volunteer extraordinaire, in 2024 has delivered 1,134 pounds...
Is a Befriender Ministry Important?
by Anne Haugan Prince of Peace has had a Befriender Ministry for thirty years. Many of our...
MINISTRY SUPPORT
Ministry Support Sphere
by Steve Sveom My role as a co-chair for the ministry support sphere has been mainly to work toward good building and property use. How can our facility accommodate and encourage the ministry of Prince of Peace? I’d like to tell the story of three people who are...
Property Management Team
by Steve Sveom The Property Management team has a balancing act. Our building is aging, and...
All are Welcome on Monday Mornings
by Steve Sveom Although I am only a recent participant in the Monday morning work crew, I have...
Sharing
by Roger Hintze As I was leaving church this morning I paused to observe a commotion going...
Building A Wall to Expand Horizons
by Dave Olson This past summer a lot of work was started on landscaping around the Tiny Homes on...
An Adventure with the Monday Morning Crew
by James Ericksen The choir had a problem. The main light over the choir was out. This...
VALUES
THIS IS WHAT WE VALUE…
We welcome all of God’s children through open doors to be in RELATIONSHIP with one another and with God in ever deepening ways.
We respond with GENEROSITY to the world, reflecting the abundance of God’s love present in our lives and made available to all.
CARING for each other, our neighbors and all of God’s creation as we are inspired to offer genuine compassion and love.
We nurture the FAITH given to each of us, listening for how God’s story informs our own and practicing our response.
We are always LEARNING, remaining curious about God’s ever-changing world and our place within it.
Addendum to the Annual Report
Reports from our partners in ministry & detailed financial reports of the congregation.