St. Peter’s UCC Annual Meeting – February 1, 2026
The Annual Meeting will be held on February 1, 2026. The office will need committee reports ASAP after your last meeting of the year. Thank you!
Trivia Night – Saturday, March 7, 2026
Watch for more information on the Church Life’s sponsored Trivia Night event…. sign-up sheets will be posted soon.
Protect Your House of Worship – Thursday, January 22, 2026
What You’ll Learn
This mini-class focuses specifically on lessons which can help to better protect your House of Worship by learning how to identify a mass shooter, create an emergency operations plan and how to treat traumatic injuries that may occur.
The lesson covers specific considerations related to Houses of Worship, how to evaluate the current level of security at a House of Worship, and offers practical exercises which can be done with students to practice the lessons being taught.
Topics Covered:
Learn how to identify a person who may be planning a mass shooting. Determine the steps to create an emergency operations plan. Special safety and knowledge considerations for Houses of Worship. Better evaluate the current House of Worship security, determine safe rooms and improvised weapons, and how to treat the wounded after the attack.
Live, Self-Defense Lessons For Everyone; Parents, Teachers, Concerned Citizens, Business Professionals, Churchgoers, and anyone who wants to keep themselves and others safe
Donations to the Church Food Pantry are requested and/or Monetary Donations for St. Peters UCC.
Register now to reserve your seat; Seating is limited.
You may register via this link:
Other Announcements
Interesting in becoming a member of St. Peter’s UCC? Please contact the office for more information at 815-465-6191 or 815-592-7954.
Is someone in your family needing an individual baptized? If you have someone (baby, youth, and/or adult) who needs/wants to be baptized, please call the church office at 815-465-6191 or 815-592-7954.
Sunday Morning Fellowship: Please join the Sunday School children each Sunday morning at 10:00am in the Lange Fellowship Hall for hot chocolate, coffee, and cookies. Our youth enjoy meeting you and in turn, it’s an opportunity for you to enjoy their enthusiasm! By 10:15am, we head upstairs for church.
Looking for a way to get involved? Volunteer to be a Liturgist. This is only a one Sunday at a time commitment and entails reading the Welcome and Announcements at the beginning of worship service, reading the Call to Worship (a brief responsive reading), and reading the first Scripture at the beginning of the service. You can then sit with your family or friends for the remainder of the worship service–that’s it! Sign up sheets are on the credenza by the east entrance or contact the church office. We appreciate any volunteers!
Beecher Food Pantry: The pantry is looking for donations of shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, paper towels, and toilet paper. Thank you.
Interested in a Scholarship?: We have two different scholarships available The Beverly Junker Scholarship and The Clyde Lange Memorial Scholarship. For more information or to apply, you can email us at [email protected].
St. Peter’s UCC Blessing Box: Don’t forget that we have a “Blessing Box” outside the courtyard church entrance. We could use some items to fill it up as people are regularly going through it. Feel free to donate to it as you can. Thank you.
Contact Information Update
If you have not contacted the church office to update your contact information, please do so. We would like to have as up-to-date information as possible for church newsletters and special letters sent out to the congregation throughout the year. We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Fusion Events (Youth Group for 6th-12th graders): For more details, visit our Facebook page or go to our church website at www.stpetersgp.org, (Under Ministries Section). You can also contact Josh (815) 693-5341 or Stu Fisher.
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