Peace Lutheran Church

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Peace Lutheran Church . . . Boldly Sharing Christs Peace

Rev Pamela Hansen was installed on Feb 21.
So who is Pastor Pam? In a nut shell, shes awesome! She has been blessed with many wonderful gifts in worship planning and leadership, outreach, and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. While she calls herself a Crazy Mission Developer, her non-stop supply of great ideas is what really set her apart from other candidates we interviewed. Her ideas are new and fresh and shes full of spirit. She grew up and attended seminary in Germany. With a serious surplus of pastors in Germany, she heard of a shortage of pastors here in Michigan. So, similar to Jesus disciples, Pastor Pam and her husband, Gunnar, left everything....their home, their friends and their family to come here, an unknown country, in search of new ways to fulfill her mission in serving Christ. After 3 years serving as a mission developer at a mission church in the area, she felt a calling to lead her own congregation, which brings her to us. We truly feel grateful the Holy Spirit allowed our paths to cross and combined with our outstanding, mission ready congregation; we continue to stand on the verge of many more great things.

Starting on September 12th, for the first time in nearly 4 years, we are going back to 2 weekly services, 9:00am and 10:30am. Though, unlike years ago, the two services will be different in worship formats. At Peace, we are blessed with Pastor Pam, who has a sincere and equal love of all worship styles, from high liturgical, to traditional, mixed and contemporary. I think that its safe to say that whatever worship style best connects someone to God is her favorite style. At Peace we have a wonderful opportunity to use Pastor Pams gifts for worship and Bonnies gifts for music in new and exciting ways, and thats what were going to do.

Many people dearly value the traditions of Peace and a more traditional worship format. I know I do! People in this category will find a nice home at the 9:00am service. Worship will be very much what were accustomed to and what we learned to most relate over the many years here at Peace. There will be traditional order of worship, mostly traditional organ music, sermons and gowned acolytes when they are available. In this service, sometimes well be worshiping from the good ole Setting Number 2 in the Green Book. If those are the types of worship services you best relate, and love here at Peace, youve got a home at the 9am service!
Now, before getting into whats in store for the 10:30am service, let me give a little background. As a kid growing up here at Peace in the 70s and 80s, coming to church on Sunday was still the norm in society. Thats what most families did. And coming to church was typically a dressy affair, with traditional worship, traditional Bible studies, and Sunday School. Churches all over the area had more occupied seats than empty. And I know this was the case in the generation before me, back in the 40s, 50s and 60s, probably more. But now, times have drastically changed. Going to church is no longer the norm, rather it is the exception. Many peoples beliefs about church are different then they were. Priorities of how to spend Sunday mornings have also changed, and what people expect from worship is different too. Many people let God fall out of their lives for a wide variety of reasons. For many, the culture of what worked in churches 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago just doesnt apply any more.

Thats where the 10:30am service kicks in. This will be a contemporary service with potentially a wide variety of formats and music styles. People will be encouraged to come as you are. Music styles will vary from traditional contemporary Christian music to Latin, Jazz, Reggae, Blues, and African and sometimes even Rock. Worship will often be more simplistic in nature, appealing to more basic Christian messages in the modern society. Pastor Pam may be vested in traditional pastoral attire on some days and wearing normal clothes on other Sundays. Sometimes, she may even wear jeans and cowboy boots. This service has great opportunity to touch lives weve never touched before. Families and Youth will likely feel most at home at this service, but all are welcome and encouraged to attend.

The people of Peace are involved in outreach, through our partnership with Blessed Hope in Lincoln Park. Through them, we are able to help others with food, housing and clothing needs. Each July we celebrate March to the Manger, which allows us to shop for items for needy children. This provides them with a little Christmas in July. We participate in the Wyandotte CROP Walk. Our fundraising efforts through sales and dinners often qualify for matching funds through Thrivent for Lutherans, and benefit local and world-wide needs. This summer we fielded a team to work in Detroit on a Habitat for Humanity project. Other designated missions for this year are World Medical Relief, and the Mercy Center, in Detroit. We have an active tech team that runs our sound equipment, and is involved in the production of PowerPoint presentations used frequently to enhance our services and meetings.

Several programs are running, here at Peace, for your spiritual growth. The Sunday school did a program called Bethlehem Village followed by a sister program called Galilee by the Sea. Similar programs were incorporated for our Vacation Bible School which in the past years has been a shared experience with Emmanuel and St Phillips Lutheran churches, our neighbors, downriver. We are blessed with a group of creative adults who work hard to creative very exciting, meaningful programs for our kids. We host a 2 local scout troop, and AA group, and a TOPS group. Adults have participated the Thursday morning bible study program, and other bible study opportunities on most Sunday mornings during the year at 9:00.

Youll also notice a lot of social events in the Activities section of the website*. Some feel, and rightly so, that this sort of fellowship is almost as important as bible study! Our "Seniors" are embarking on some interesting and informative trips and service projects. Our ladies are involved in an active schedule of book clubs & social outings, and are actively engaged in raising funds for various needs. Our high school youth attend the Michigan Lutheran Youth Gathering, and the Bass Lake Music Festival.
If you decide to visit, youll notice that we are what I call a lingering church. We are a warm and friendly group. Theres coffee, tea, and hot cocoa in the parlor. Pour yourself a cup, take a cookie, and introduce yourself to someone. This is Peace at her best.
Finally, if you have any questions or comments, please dont hesitate to contact me at pushmant@yahoo.com. Ill look forward to hearing from you.