Office Hours: 8:30 am to 1:30 pm Wed.-Fri.
828 W. Main St., Grass Valley • (530) 273-9631
A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
‘Advent’ means ‘God is drawing near’! 10 a.m. worship today – ONE SERVICE ONLY! When we watch for God-signs, we start noticing all kinds of things. Like, it’s hard to wait. Hard to trust. Where is God, anyway? Jesus told his friends, “When these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, […]
Services morning & evening today! Experience the miracle of Christmas with us! Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday, so we hold our regular worship services in the morning, at 8:30 & 11 a.m. Please stay for the Christmas carol sing-along between worship services, starting at 9:45 a.m. in the Old Fellowship Hall. Greetings, favored one! […]
God’s calling: Do you know who you are? The religious honchos of the time asked John the Baptist: “Who are you?” They knew he was someone special – and it scared the daylights out of them. John knew who he was: “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness,” John answered. […]
God tells us: Prepare, I’m coming! This time before Christmas helps us to prepare. God calls us – not to shop, not to decorate, though these activities are fun, and there’s nothing wrong with them. As long as we keep our eye on the important stuff. God calls us to prepare, because Jesus is coming […]
God tells us: Stay awake, I’m coming! We just don’t know when, so we stay awake and alert, watching for signs. Because new life – Jesus’ new Kingdom-here-on-Earth – pops up all the time. A lot of our Bible readings this time of year have to do with “end times.” Apocalypse. The Day of Judgment. […]
Concerts offer Relief from the Rush The Colla Voce Youth Chorus performs lively and enchanting Christmas music for free at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at PEACE Lutheran Church, 828 W. Main St., near downtown Grass Valley. The Youth Chorus performs under the direction of local music teacher Anne Vaaler, opening Peace’s annual series of […]
Two women – Mary and Elizabeth — each have miraculous pregnancies and are filled with the Holy Spirit. Still waiting for the fullness of their time, each one feels the power of God’s presence in her life, and can’t wait to tell the other about it! At PEACE, we welcome all who are curious about […]
Children and youth of PEACE Lutheran Church will present “The Story of the Magi” during the 11 a.m. worship service. Their story tells how God reaches out to those who “don’t belong” to manifest his love and plans for good for all people. “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” – Luke 3:16 […]
Advent Brings Signs of God’s Kingdom. Today is the first day of a special season in the church. “Advent” is the season when we know something is coming, so we better get ready for it! Advent is the four weeks before Christmas, and it’s the period when we get ready for the coming of the […]