| June 16, 1969 |
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Mission Board of the Northern Illinois District purchases land in north Palatine for a new congregation. |
| May 1970 |
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N.I.D. calls Rev. Norbert Kleidon as Missionary-at-Large to north Palatine. |
| September 17, 1970 |
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First core group meeting (six people in attendance!) |
| February 7, 1971 |
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First worship service held in the basement of Virginia Lake Elementary School in Palatine. Attendance: 150. |
| April 22, 1971 |
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First building committee formed. |
| September 26, 1971 |
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Ground breaking ceremonies for the first church building. |
| October 10, 1971 |
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Congregation is chartered as Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. |
| November 28, 1971 |
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Rev. Norbert Kleidon installed as first pastor. |
| August 6, 1972 |
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First worship service in the newly constructed Prince of Peace building. |
| April 25, 1974 |
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Baptized membership reaches 200. |
| January 1, 1981 |
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Prince of Peace removed from district subsidy and becomes a self-supporting congregation. |
| 1982 |
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Second worship service added. Average attendance increases 20%. |
| September 1986 |
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Richard Leasure hired as first music director. |
| September 9, 1986 |
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Mortgage burning celebration as loan from Lutheran Church Extension Fund is paid off. |
| Easter Sunday, April 4, 1987 |
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Groundbreaking on a 7,000 square foot addition of classrooms, a choir room, a fellowship hall/gymnasium, washrooms, storage space, a kitchen, and an extended lobby. |
| August 12, 1988 |
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Pastor Kleidon accepts call to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mokena, Illinois. |
| October, 1988 |
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Prince of Peace partners with Hispanic congregation La Santisima Trinidad of the Little Village Community of Chicago. |
| May 21, 1989 |
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Rev. Michael Newman, Assistant Pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Owatonna, Minnesota installed as pastor of Prince of Peace. |
| 1991 |
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Average church attendance rises to 253, annual budget reaches $200,000. Baptized membership reaches 482. |
| June 5, 1994 |
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Groundbreaking for second building expansion. Congregation worships in the gym for seven months as new sanctuary is being constructed. |
| May 1992 |
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Matthew J. Hoehne called as Minister of Music and Parish Life. |
| June 25, 1995 |
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First worship service in the newly expanded sanctuary. |
| February 1, 1998 |
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Rev. Scott Christenson installed as Associate Pastor. |
| 1998 |
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Amy Mattes becomes first full-time director of student ministry. |
| September 1998 |
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P.E.A.C.E. Groups ministry launch with thirteen groups. |
| 2002 |
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Third building expansion completed, which adds classrooms on west side of gym and north offices/classrooms/library. |
| 2002-2003 |
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Addition of four full-time staff: Music Ministry Assistant, Senior High Student Minister, Director of Outreach, and Children’s Ministry Director. |
| September 7, 2003 |
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Prince of Peace ”Master Plan of Discipleship” introduced to the congregation. |
| November 15, 2003 |
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Prince of Peace recognized by LCMS President Gerry Kieschnick as one of the top 30 congregations of the LCMS in worship attendance growth. |
| May 11, 2004 |
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Pastor Newman accepts call to Concordia Lutheran Church in San Antonio, Texas. |
| October 17, 2004 |
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Pastor Christenson installed as Senior Pastor. |
| October 9, 2005 |
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Rev. John Glover installed as Teaching Pastor. |
| May 11, 2008 |
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Change of congregational governance structure to “policy-based governance”. |
| June 29, 2008 |
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Long-range strategic plan adopted by Voters’ Assembly. Includes plans to plant two new congregations. |
| September 7, 2008 |
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Prince of Peace is recognized by the Northern Illinois District and LCMS World Mission as an “Ablaze Covenant Congregation”. |
