2026 WEEKEND OF SERVICE

God's Work. Our Hands. — Weekend of Service

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church · ELCA

God's Work. Our Hands.

Weekend of Service · September 12–13, 2026

Together we'll live and love like Jesus, build and deepen relationships, and make a positive change in our communities.

Why We Serve

This weekend is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor.

Service activities offer an opportunity for us to explore one of our most basic convictions as Lutherans: that all of life in Jesus Christ – every act of service, in every daily calling, in every corner of life – flows freely from a living, daring confidence in God's grace.

Off-site At our partners' sites, serving alongside others from our community.

At POP Hosted here at Prince of Peace to benefit our ministry partners, with others from the community.

Ongoing Extending beyond the Weekend of Service itself.

Several current ministry partners, as well as new organizations, are available for us to serve. A complete list of where you can participate or how you can donate is available below.

Participants are asked to wear our God's Work. Our Hands. t-shirt on Saturday or Sunday.

If you are a new volunteer, you can pick up a shirt in the Gathering Space the weeks prior.
If this is a replacement shirt, we ask that you contribute $10 towards the cost of the shirt. Mark your offering "GWOH Shirt".

–Opportunities

–Volunteer Spots

Volunteer's age:

We always include a special food drive for LIFE Food Pantry during this weekend of service. While we regularly support this ministry partner during the year, this weekend event helps fill LIFE’s pantry shelves as we approach the fall and the coming holidays. Below is a link to a list of requested items.

You can pick up grocery bags for the Food Drive and leave your filled bags where we hang coats near the Gathering space, no later than 9 AM on Sunday, September 13. Food items will then be sorted for distribution during the day.

Click Here for List of Items to Donate

Questions