All About Peach Church

Welcome to Peace Church!

While you may have some questions that are not answered here, we invite you to call or e-mail us. If no one is available at the time you call, we will get back to you!

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS

If you are planning to stop by, it is always a good idea to call first, but in a normal week, the church office is staffed:

On Monday & Friday from 8:00 to noon.

On Tuesday from 9:00 to noon

On Wednesday and Thursday from 8:00 to 3:00

On Saturday from 9:00 to 11:00.

Our phone number is 815-485-5327.

WORSHIP

We worship each week at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. on Sundays, 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays. We have communion almost every Saturday, plus at 11:00 on the first and third Sundays of the month and at 8:30 on the second and fourth Sundays of the month.

We want to have children in worship. However, for those who wish, there is a nursery for children under five years old, and is staffed during the 8:30 and 11:00 o'clock services and most Saturday evening services.

There are a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for people to assist and lead in worship.

LOCATION

Peace is located east of the village of New Lenox, at 1900 E. Lincoln Highway (Route 30). Map to Peace Church

Our mailing address is Peace Lutheran Church, 1900 E. Lincoln Highway, P.O. Box 205, New Lenox, IL 60451

Some of our on-going ministries involve...

SERVING OTHERS
OUTREACH
FELLOWSHIP
YOUTH MINISTRIES
ORGANIZATIONS
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
SUPPORT
PROPERTY
AVAILABLE SERVICES

SERVING OTHERS

A few of the ministries that demonstrates caring for others include:

Tape ministry

The worship service is recorded every week and delivered to shut ins.

Food and clothing for those in need

We encourage everyone to bring non-perishable food each week. It is then brought to local food pantries, or kept for our own food pantry.

When people bring good quality clothing, we distribute it to various shelters and local agencies that give clothes to those in need.

Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program

Our church wants to help people know how to get help in times of need.

Thanksgiving Dinner

We serve a Thanksgiving meal to people who would like to be with others, or who otherwise couldn't have a Thanksgiving meal.

Blood Drive

This ministry is a small group that regularly gets together to pray.

OUTREACH

Some of the emphasis we have to reach out to others include:

Greeters to welcome people to a friendly congregation

Door-to-door visitors to invite people who do not have a church home

Help people know who, what, where both within worship and about our congregation

Participation and leadership in the area asset-building emphasis (a program to help young people grow up successfully)

FELLOWSHIP

We have many groups that build relationships. Some of those are more on the "just for fun" side, some have a variety of purposes. Below are a few fellowship related interests, followed by some of our organizations.

Adult Fellowship Group

Social outings to theaters, restaurants, etc.

Recreational activities

Volleyball-- winter

Softball--summer

Special fellowship events

Some of these in the past have been church picnics, swimming event, bowling, Hallowen event.

Trailblazers

A group for people who are 55 and older that meets monthly and plans a variety of activities.

YOUTH MINISTRIES

Sr. High Youth Group & leaders/volunteers

Jr. High Youth Group & leaders/volunteers

5th & 6th Grade Group & leaders/volunteers

We Care (Youth Ministry Committee)

ORGANIZATIONS

Men's Group