News and Stories
POP in the Community
At Prince of Peace, we are serious about loving God and loving people, and we want to share stories about how POP has impacted the community. You can see some of these stories on YouTube, and in the videos below. Do you have a story to share? Contact Nina at [email protected].
POP News
A Message From Pastor Paul Dean: Tuesday, July 16 2024
Greetings from Tanzania, It is closing in at midnight here late Monday in Iringa. We have spent the last five days visiting, worshiping, and building strong relational ties with our partner congregation and community in Ilambo. Ilambo is an impoverished community in the mountains of central Tanzania that Prince of Peace has been working closely […]
Tanzania Mission Trip: Monday (7/15) Update
This will be a longer post as we experienced many things during these five days. We have all returned safely from our five day visit to Ilambo. If we were all honest with ourselves, we were all a bit nervous/excited about this part of our journey, but in the end, we would all say God exceeded […]
Tanzania Mission Trip: Wednesday (7/10) Update
Tuesday began with an orientation at DIRA – which is the equivalent of the St. Paul Area Synod office. We learned about the partnership between St. Paul and Iringa. We learned about the reforestation project called Millions of Trees, Dignity for Daughters which teaches young women how to care for their bodies (health education), St. Paul Partners […]
Tanzania Mission Trip: Monday (7/8) Update
After two very long days of travel, we arrived safely in Iringa – our kind of home base. We had bus troubles going from Dar es Salaam to Iringa. Everything worked out fine. We just arrived about five hours late and ate dinner at 11:00 pm Sunday night. Today, Monday, was our day to recover from all the […]
Introducing the 2024 Candidates for Board of Directors
Julie Gorvin Julie and her husband Greg have been members of Prince of Peace for 36 years. They raised their two sons, Eric and Adam, in this community and were grateful for the excellent Children’s Ministry programs available to them. During their first connections with POP, they had a home visit with Pastor Richard Nelson. He […]
A Letter to the Congregation from the Board of Directors: May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024 To the Congregants of Prince of Peace, With transition, change and growth often comes with uncertainty and unease. Prince of Peace is traversing those times of change and growth now, and some of those transitions have led to uncertainty. We recognize that uncertainty and we hear you. We want to assure the […]
