Who Are We?
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Video courtesy of Big Dipper Media Co. from our 120th Anniversary Service
Mission and Vision
Here at Peace, we strive to be open and welcoming to all people of all identities, beliefs, and backgrounds! We value intergenerational experiences, diversity, and following Christ's teaching to love one another as we would love ourselves! In 2023 we updated our Mission and Vision statements to reflect these values.
Mission: To provide an open and welcoming community so All may feel God's love.
Vision: To embrace the diversity of Christ's church to help all know God's love no matter where they are on life's journey.
What to Expect
When you visit Peace UCC Shawano, whether it's for a Sunday morning worship service at 9:00, a fundraising event like our Chili Dinner, a Youth Group event held once a month, or a community event like our Annual Non-Profit Showcase, you should expect to feel welcomed as you enter the space. You should expect to find a diverse congregation made up of people from the ages of 6 months old to 95 years old. People who have been divorced and remarried and those who have been married over 40 years together. People from the queer community and people who work in all sorts of different job fields from blue collar to white collar. One of the greatest strengths of this congregation is its diversity and ability to love everyone not despite of the differences, but because of them. When you come here you should expect to feel God's love emulating from each individual you interact with because we believe in living out Christ's teachings with our very lives!
Our staff
Greetings Friends,
Thank you for visiting Peace UCC’s website. I am Pastor Nancy, the interim pastor here in Shawano. An interim is one who serves a church in the time between when one settled (or called) pastor leaves a church and another pastor is called to serve. The length of time varies, but it can be 1-2 years. I have served local churches throughout Wisconsin over the past 34 years, in both settled and interim positions. For this season, I am glad to be here with the good people of Peace.
I grew up in Brillion, Wisconsin and have lived in this state all my life apart from 3 years when my husband, Dale and I served as missionaries in southeastern Kentucky. We currently live in De Pere with our pug/chihuahua mix Izzy. Dale works part-time at a local hardware store.
When I’m not doing ‘church stuff’ I enjoy designing and making jewelry, biking, gardening, reading, and travel.
If you visit Peace UCC in person or online – be sure to stop in and say hi! I would welcome the chance to meet you
Current Council Members 2024
Bob Smits - Council President
Joel Whitehouse - Treasurer
Heidi Russell - Recording Secretary
Heidi Cynor - Corporate Secretary
John Meyer
Stephanie Gruber
Richard Menning
Mason Theis
