A Brief History of Peace Presbyterian in Four Parts

   2003

- Indigenous folks asked for a PCUSA church in the Lakewood Ranch area

- Presbytery provided a Steering Pastor - Chris Curvin 

- "New Faith" met monthly at Out of Door Academy 

- A Leadership was formed (gradually)

  2004

- Identified partner churches:  Church of the Palms & First Pres., Sarasota 

- Met twice monthly at Living Lord Lutheran Church 

- Wrote a grant application to General Assembly 

- Established a Pastor Nominating Committee 

- Wrote a Church Information Form 

- Secured and built website 

  2005

- Called Elizabeth Deibert as Organizing Pastor (May 2005) 

- Individual ministry teams began to take shape 

- Began meeting weekly Sunday evening at Living Lord Lutheran- exploring worship 

- Defined core values 

- Identified space to meet Sunday mornings 

- Started hiring staff  (December 2005) 

  2006

- Began worshipping Sunday mornings at Manatee Community College 

- Various new articles on Peace were published.

- Road signs placed on local byways on Sunday mornings  

- Continued identifying staff 

- Mass mailing blitz to 15,000 area homes 

- Launched morning worship on Palm Sunday and Easter 

- Now