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| The first worship service
of Peace Lutheran Church was held on January 6, 1985 at the Bloom
Elementary School , Lithopolis , Ohio . Seventy-six people were in
attendance on that first Sunday with Pastor Francis Smith leading
the service. |
| The congregation was
formed in March 1985. In April of that year, Pastor Frederick
Klopfer was extended a call as the first pastor. He served until
1992 |
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The present church building served
the congregation of David Lutheran Church until 1975 when it was
purchased by a Baptist congregation. They, in turn, out grew the
facility and sold it to the members of Peace Lutheran Church in
1985. The building, erected in 1881, is listed on the National
Historic Register.
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| Kurt Luebkeman was installed as
pastor of the congregation on July 5, 1992. He served until 2000. |
| David Barnhart accepted the call as
the third pastor of Peace Lutheran Church. He was installed on April
14, 2002. |
| In May of 2004, Peace congregation
voted to affiliate with the Association of Free Lutheran
Congregations. (AFLC), a Biblical and Christ-centered
organization. |
| Rev. Curtis D. Emerson was
installed as Senior Pastor of the congregation on September 25,
2005. Pastor Barnhart remains to serve as Associate Pastor as he
expands his work as Director of Abiding Word
Ministries. |
