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Welcome to
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
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8115
State Highway Seven
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
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We are a community where the good news of Jesus Christ is celebrated,
experienced and shared.
Prince of Peace has been located "on the hill" in St. Louis Park
for almost 60
years. We are a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
While serving the community, under the leadership of our
pastor, Ray Peterson, we continue exploring new ways of worship and ministry.
We celebrate our past and are excited about our future. We at Prince of
Peace offer you a welcoming place to gather for worship, seek Christ,
grow in faith and serve the community.
Our
Staff:
Ray Peterson, Senior Pastor
 DelRay (Ray) Peterson has served as
Prince of Peace’s pastor since 1999,
when he was called to be Senior Pastor. A native of the Twin Cities, he
has degrees from Bethel
College (1968) and
Luther Seminary (1981). Prior to coming to Prince of Peace, he served
as Associate Pastor at Gethsemane Lutheran in Hopkins (1981-1985), Richfield Lutheran
Church in south Minneapolis
(1985-1989), and Christ Lutheran in Blaine
(1989-1998). Pastor Ray and his wife, Sandy, have two children: Christopher, who is the pastor at
Providence Presbyterian in Southhaven, Mississippi. Chris is married to Alisa and they have one
son, Liam, who is the delight of his grandparents. Their daughter Beth lives in Seattle and
is a water resources engineer.
Pastor Peterson has been active in
the Synod in several areas. He was
active on the youth committee training and leading music at several youth
conventions. He served on Reference
and Council as well as being in charge of arrangements for the Minneapolis
Synod Convention. In 2007 he was a
delegate to the Churchwide Assembly in Chicago.
Since coming to Prince of Peace he
has developed several new ministries including a contemporary service
“Worship ANEW” and a wonderful new Sunday School program based on the
rotation series. He has introduced
ALPHA to the church as well as a summer Bible Study series. Since his arrival the Lenten Drama series
and Suppers have brought new life to the congregation. His prayer is that the church continues to
serve the community through its present ministries and also reach out in new
ways to meet the needs of our changing city.
Ray Peterson - Senior Pastor -
rpeterson@popslp.org
Judy Francis, Associate Pastor
Judy Francis has served on the staff of Prince of Peace since 1987 when
she was called as the Interim Youth Director.
In July of 1987, Judy was called as Parish Minister. A native of Minneapolis, she is a graduate of Augsburg College (1992) and Luther Seminary
(2000).
In the spring of 2001, Judy
was called to be the Associate Pastor at Prince of Peace, and was ordained on
May 20, 2001. Judy’s responsibilities include: Youth and
Confirmation, The XYZ’s, Shared Ministry and Social Ministry.
Pastor Judy and her husband
Stephen have two children, a daughter Jackie, who has two children, Katie
& Michael, and son Erick, his wife, Jenny and son William.
Judy
Francis - Associate Pastor - jfrancis@popslp.org
David Campen, Choir Director
Dave joined the
staff at Prince of Peace in September 2001. He has a Bachelor of Music Degree
in Music Education from the University of Minnesota. Dave has taught middle
and high school vocal music in the White Bear Lake and West St. Paul/Mendota Heights
School Districts. He has been the choir director at Clark Memorial United
Church of Christ in S. St. Paul, and the
Chamber Ensemble Director for CrossView Lutheran in Edina. He has also been a soloist at Mount
Olivet Lutheran Church. He has brought a wonderful sense of worship
and ministry to Prince of Peace and the choir continues to expand its music
repertoire.
He lives in Richfield with his two
children, Jacob and Hannah.
Dave Campen -
princeofpeace@popslp.org
Judy Campen,
Organist
Judy joined the
staff in July, 2004. She helps lead
worship for our traditional and “Worship ANEW’ services, and accompanies the choir and Praise
team
She received a
Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance (1993) and Graduate Certificate
in Sacred Music (2001) from The University of Iowa (Pi Kappa Lambda) where she studied with
Delbert Disselhorst and Delores Bruch-Cannon.
Previous organ teachers were John Eggert and Frank B. Jordan.
Having been an
organist since the age of 14, she has served as Director of Music, Organist,
and Sanctuary Choir Director at Mt.
Calvary Lutheran
Church in Eagan. She has a private piano studio. She has
served Lutheran congregations in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and
Ohio in various positions such as Minister of Music, Organist, Handbell Choir
Director, and Children and Adult Choir Director. She lives with her husband
Roy in Savage, Minnesota.
Maxine Gerdts-Office Staff
Children's Choir - Cyndi Smith, Alyce Steffel
Todd Lewis-Maintenance
Tim Sprague-Maintenance
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