In the Spirit

-- Compiled by Michele M. Marr

Address: 2987 Mesa Verde Drive E., Costa Mesa

Phone: (714) 549-0521

Denomination: Christian/Associated with AALC, Lutheran.

Year established: 1960

Service times: Worship is at 10 a.m. every Sunday. The first Sunday of

each month is a communion service. Sunday school for adults and children

meets at 9 a.m. Prayer service every Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

Senior pastor: Mark Rogers

Pastoral staff: Brad McDermott, Mike Winslow and Jim Kempner.

Size of congregation: 150

Makeup of congregation: A balanced blend of single men and women,

families with children at home and retired men and women.

Child care: Child care is provided. Children of all ages are welcome in

the church.

Type of worship: A balance of prayer, preaching and music. The music is a

blend of hymns and praise songs.

Type of sermon: Rogers’ sermons are sometimes verse by verse and

sometimes topical teachings; the word of God applied to change lives.

Welcome wagon: When visitors leave information about how to reach them,

they receive a letter or card from the pastor. The church makes an effort

to reach out to visitors without being intrusive. After the worship

service and before Sunday school there is a fellowship hour in which

members and visitors can get acquainted.

Outreach programs: The church’s main outreach is the Prince of Peace

school, founded in 1961. The school is for children, preschool through

grade six. It has about 250 students and 60 preschool children. The

church also supports overseas missions. For members of the church there

are assorted home fellowships and fellowships that meet at the church, as

well as occasional classes and seminars on subjects of interest, such as

parenting and marriage. For the youth, there are Micro-League,

Mini-League, Junior League and Senior League fellowships and activities.

Micro-League, Mini-League and Junior League fellowships meet on

Wednesday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. Dinner is provided for the

Micro-League and Mini-League meetings. Senior League fellowship meets on

Friday night from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Mission statement: Members of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church believe:

that our first and greatest responsibility to God is to worship him with

all of our soul and mind; that God has commanded us to love our neighbor

as ourselves. The Church exists to minister to people’s needs, spiritual,

emotional, relational and physical; that the “Great Commission” (Matthew

28:19-20) mandates that the Church communicate God’s word to the world

and that we have fellowship with each other, including fellowship within

our church and with others who make up the “Body of Believers.” We strive

to share our faith through our words, actions and attitudes. Our desire

is to welcome and serve everyone who comes to Prince of Peace; that each

one of us should be growing in his/her faith. We spend time studying the

Bible during our service each Sunday, and throughout the week. Through

the studying of God’s word we gain insight, understanding and direction

for our lives.