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Join us on Sunday, December 15th as the Sunday school children present the Christmas story during the 10:30a.m. worship service.

Three of our St. Peter youth and 2 adults will travel to New Orleans for the ELCA Youth Gathering. Please keep them in your prayers throughout the week asking for God’s guidance and blessing in their endeavors. To follow along with the gathering & learn more visit: https://www.facebook.com/youthgathering

Join us as we prepare breakfast casseroles for the Salvation Army’s Mobile Breakfast Canteen, providing breakfast to the Des Moines area’s homeless and near homeless population. This project is funded by a Hunger Grant that St. Peter applied for and received through the Southeastern Iowa Synod. You can sign up here: https://signup.com/go/zzcXEDK Please sign up […]

Join us for summer worship at 9:00a.m. on Sundays, followed by fellowship. We will return to our fall schedule on September 8th with worship at 8:00a.m. & 10:30am and Sunday school at 9:15a.m.

Beginning Friday, June 28th, access to St. Peter will be via our new entrance on SE 11th Street. The construction crews are progressing to the stage where they will need to close our current entrance so they can put in the new access off of James Street. So instead of entering via James Street, you […]

Save the Date—Blanket Sunday is February 18 February 18th is St. Peter’s 11th Annual Fleece Blanket Sunday. We will once again be making fleece blankets for the patients of MercyOne Hospitals in Des Moines. We’ve had great success with this project in past years and are look- ing forward to seeing how many blankets we can make again this year! What is the […]

Join us for Ash Wednesday Worship as we begin Lent. Our Ash Wednesday service will be held on Wednesday, February 14th at 6:30pm. (The service will be live-streamed on YouTube.) The youth will be serving a soup supper prior to the worship service from 5:30pm-6:30pm. The free-will donation will go to support the youth attending […]

We invite you to join us for Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship with Holy Communion. Worship services will be held on Sunday, December 24th at 4:00p.m., 6:00p.m., and 9:00p.m.

We look forward to gathering with you for worship, fellowship, and service in the upcoming year! Here is a preview what is to come in 2024: MLK Days of Service preparing breakfast casseroles for the Salvation Army Mobile Canteen – January 13th-15th (Click Here to Sign Up) Annual Fleece Blanket Project for MercyOne Hospitals – […]

Join us for a special congregational meeting on Sunday, November 12th following the 10:30a.m. worship service. We will be discussing the road projects around St. Peter and voting on the city’s purchase of a section of land. In addition, we will also be voting on the purchase of a new sanctuary piano.

All member households will be receiving a mailing from the Stewardship Committee in early September regarding the Fall Stewardship Drive called “Our Money Story.” The mailing will include a personal financial commitment card, time and talent sheets, and youth pledge cards. We ask that you prayerfully consider how you will give of your time, talents, and resources to […]

Are you interested in volunteering at St. Peter?  There are many ways in which you can volunteer and serve, please see below for brief descriptions on volunteer opportunities along with links to sign up as a volunteer.  Thank you for serving at St. Peter! Coffee & Fellowship Hosts  Creation Station is held during the 8:00am […]