Brief Outline of Events

Peace Lutheran Church began with a meeting of 36 people to investigate the organization of a Missouri Synod Lutheran Church in Neenah on September 28, 1960.
The congregation was organized December 28, 1960, and the Rev. Kenneth Wessel accepted the call to serve as first pastor and was installed on February 19, 1961 at Trinity Lutheran Church, located in Menasha.
The first worship services were held March 12, 1961 in the Neenah Recreation Building with 78 attending. The first Sunday School classes began with 16 children and 17 adults on April 2, 1961.
Events that followed:

August 1961

6 acres of land purchased

September 23, 1961

Parsonage dedicated

July 23, 1963

Groundbreaking for construction of church, fellowship hall and Sunday School.

May 24, 1964

Dedication of church and facilities.

April 28, 1974

Construction of new sanctuary and facilities approved.

July 13 1975

Ground broken for new construction.

February 8, 1976

Dedication of new (present) church and facilities.

April 13, 1980

Addition of full-time staff member, Director of Christian Education, Craig Matthews, installed.

June 1988

Pastor Wessel retires.

August 16, 1988

Pastor Ahlemeyer installed as new Pastor of Peace.

September 1990

Deb Schafer named first Lay Director of Youth and Sunday School.

September 1991

Anne Wilson named Lay Director of Youth and Sunday School.

May 12, 1996

Groundbreaking for construction of expanded and updated facilities.

February 9, 1997

Dedication of enlarged facilities.