About Us:

Prince of Peace was prayerfully organized as a new "mission congregation" in 1965. Membership quickly grew and Prince of Peace expanded its facility and programs a number of times. In 1981 a larger Sanctuary was built and in 1991 an education wing was added. Through God's blessings, in 2002, a new addition was added with approximately 50% of the space being utilized for the ministry of the Prince of Peace Early Learning Center and the Sunday School.

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church is a congregation of about 700 members, located in Saint Joseph, Illinois. Saint Joseph is a bedroom community to Champaign-Urbana, located ten miles east of the cities.

Prince of Peace is a member of the North American Lutheran Church, whose website you can visit at thenalc.org.

As Lutherans, we believe that the Church exists wherever the Word of God is preached in its purity and the sacraments are shared faithfully, regardless of denominational titles.

In our preaching and teaching, we hold to the biblical view that all people are sinners in need of God's forgiveness. We can not find God on our own or fix our relationship with him. Rather, we put all our hope in the person of Jesus, who through his incarnation, life, death, and resurrection has set us free to live a Spirit-led life of joy and confidence, in humble service to God and neighbor.

We're confident you will feel welcome at Prince of Peace. Being in a growing bedroom community to a university town, we are open and very used to welcoming new people into our congregation. At the same time, our small-town roots give our congregation a sense of stability, and a strong membership base.

We have lots of young families involved at Prince of Peace. We strive to give the children of our congregation a strong education in the bible, and help them develop a lasting connection to God's people. Our youth activities are Christ-centered, fun, and frequent.

Our worship is biblically-centered from start to finish, and not limited to any particular style, time-period or mood when it comes to music. The music will always be substantive and will fit the message of the day. You will always hear a thoughtfully-prepared sermon. We celebrate the sacrament of Holy Communion every Saturday, and twice a month on Sundays.

Our congregation is also constantly involved in charitable and mission activities beyond the congregation, locally and throughout the world.