WELCOME TO PEACE!

On this Reformation Sunday we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ordination of women in the Lutheran Church. 

You can join our LIVE STREAM WORSHIP  SERVICE on Sunday, October 25th @ 10:30 by following this LINK.

Our host and presider is Pastor Erik Kindem with Rev. Nancy Winder as our guest preacher. 

The worship guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 25A 2020 10.25.20 livestream bulletin

Following the Postlude, stick around to hear Boots Winterstein interview Pastor Winder.  Or, if you’d like to view the interview separately, you can find it by following this LINK.

To view a video of ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton’s message on the occasion of this 50th Anniversary, follow this LINK.

For a TIMELINE exploring the events leading up to the 1970 decision that the office of Pastor in the Lutheran Church be open to women, follow this LINK to a Historical Project on Women’s Ordination led by St. Olaf College Professor DeAne Lagerquist.

For the history of women pastors serving Peace Lutheran, refresh your memory by reading ARTICLE #5 in the HISTORY series co-written by Boots Winterstein and Eldon Olson, found HERE.