Peace Lutheran Church is a community of believers committed to following Jesus on a journey of intentional discipleship. Here at Peace, we unapologetically believe everybody needs Jesus and everybody needs a church family to encourage them on this journey of faith.
As Paul says (in Philippians 3:13-14), coming to faith in Jesus isn’t the end of the journey—it’s just the beginning. We believe we are all “in the process of being conformed to the image of Christ for the sake of others” (Robert Mulholland, Invitation to a Journey). We encourage you to get involved in your church family in such a way that you are intentionally receiving the gifts God wants to give you in Jesus Christ. If you are looking for a new church home, you are always welcome at Peace.
The mission and ministry of Peace Lutheran Church is structured around 5 core values. We use these values to help us stay intentional in our walk with the Lord both as a community and as individuals. We invite you to check out these core values and put them into practice here at Peace or wherever God has you right now on your journey.
Intentional Worship As Lutherans, we at Peace believe that God is actually present in His Word to forgive sins and strengthen faith and faithfulness (Matthew 18:20). Since God is present in worship to bring us His sustaining gifts, we come to worship ready to receive what God wants to give. God is present with His pilgrim people and God Himself meets us in worship.
Intentional Interaction with God’s Word Worship is the central, but not the only place we meet Christ in His Word. In fact, worship is intended to go beyond one hour on the weekend and permeate the fabric of our lives (Colossians 3:17): the journey of faith includes or everyday experiences. Because Christ promises to be present with us in His Word, we seek Him in worship, in group Bible study, and individually during the week. Intentional Disciples make time to let the Good Shepherd lead them beside still waters and restore their souls (Psalm 23).
Intentional Relationships Here at Peace, we believe every body needs Jesus and everybody needs a church family. God works through everyday things like water and bread and wine. He also works through everyday kinds of people. Your connection to this pilgrim community is important for you—but it also important for others. You need people in your life that will help you up when you stumble and fall so you can turn around and encourage others in their need. Intentional Discipleship is not about doing in alone: we are a family of believers on a journey of faith (John 13:34) .
Intentional Mission As His companions on the way, Jesus sends us out to serve the least (Matthew 25:40) and to seek and save the lost (Matthew 28:18-20). Here at Peace, we seek to do the both locally and internationally. But Intentional Mission is also the awareness that God has placed me in a unique set of relationships that He can use to draw others to faith. We can invest and invite in others because we know God promises to work through us. Intentional Disciples invite others to join the journey of faith.
Intentional Generosity Our Intentional Mission can not move forward unless the people of Peace roll up their sleeves and get involved. We are all in this together and we need everyone if we are going to function as a community of believers the way God intended (Romans 12:4-5). Our generous God continues to provide everything we need. Part of our ongoing growth in discipleship means giving of ourselves in sacrificial ways. God is at work conforming us more and more to the likeness of Christ—not for our own benefit, but for the sake of others. Intentional Disciples support Intentional Mission through Intentional Generosity.
Intentional Worship, Intentional Interaction with God’s Word, Intentional Relationships, and Intentional Mission supported by Intentional Generosity—these are the key components of Intentional Discipleship here at Peace Lutheran Church.
Thank you for taking the time to get to know us a little better. We invite you to use the tools provided on this web page in your own journey of faith. Just remember, Jesus never intended us to go it alone. Everybody needs Jesus, and everybody needs a church family to encourage them on this faith journey. So get involved—here at Peace, or wherever God leads you. And let us know how we can encourage you on this amazing adventure of following Jesus into God’s future! Come, join the journey of faith!
The Story of Peace Lutheran Church
The story of Peace begins in 1959. Northeast Tarrant County was not what it is today. There was no Northeast Mall, no Loop 820, and no D/FW Airport. Some members of Zion Lutheran Church near downtown Fort Worth were looking for some land to plant Peace Lutheran Church. The story goes that three men were looking at the land on which the mall now sits, and a man came riding up on horseback (we're not kidding!). They told him they were looking for land to plant a new Lutheran church. He told them, "Don't buy here because this land floods when it rains. Go up Bedford-Euless on that hill up there and build your church there." They did just that, and by God's grace Peace has been right at the top of that hill ever since. God had a plan even those first bold believers could never have known, for now, Peace is at the crossroads of three major freeways in one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the United States!
The story of Peace is also the story of planting other congregations. God has given Peace a heart for sharing the hope we have with others. When Peace was only ten years old, God used us to help start Concordia Lutheran in Bedford. Then came Messiah Lutheran in Keller, followed by Crown of Life in Colleyville, and then Light of the World in North Fort Worth. The most recent plant was in August of 2006, when 120 of the People of Peace were boldly sent to plant St. Peter Lutheran in Roanoke. St. Peter dedicated its first building in September of 2010. One of our daughter congregations has already planted another congregation, and another is in process of calling a mission planter to their staff.
The story of Peace is also the story of everyday people and real families being connected to Jesus. Red Apple Preschool has given a solid spiritual and educational foundation to hundreds of kids since 1966. Every June, we welcome between 400-500 children to our week-long Vacation BibleSchool (VBS). God has blessed us with strong ministries to children, youth, adults and seniors. All of them connecting people to life by connecting them to Jesus.
The story of Peace is also a mission of hope and mercy, both local and global. Locally, Peace has a long history of involvement with NortheastEmergency Distribution (NEED), The Presbyterian Night Shelter, Care Corps (for the elderly), and The Battered Women's Foundation. More recently we have begun a relationship with Habitat for Humanity. Globally, it was 25 years ago that Peace was led to be in mission to the people of Honduras. Next came our high school youth in mission and partnership with Cristo El Salvador Lutheran Churchin Del Rio, and across the border in Acuna, Mexico. In 2001 we began to support Mission India. Most recently, God has given us the opportunity to be in mission to African immigrants in our community, mainly from South Sudan.
Really, the story of Peace is the ongoing story of Jesus transforming the lives of people, changing their hearts by His forgiveness, changing their futures by His resurrection. His story involves the whole world - the entire universe! And His story includes your story too! He is the author of your life, and He wants to write a whole new chapter...in fact, He wants to write new chapters of your life forever! Come join us in this amazingly true story that is still being written today.
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). We encourage you to get involved in your church family in such a way that you are intentionally receiving the gifts God wants to give you in Jesus Christ. If you are looking for a new church home, you are always 
