{"id":380,"date":"2026-07-26T15:41:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwdproduction.com\/peacesite\/?page_id=380"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:24:50","slug":"timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nwdproduction.com\/peacesite\/timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--c16985e1-e0d6-4022-964d-e2bfc04fa633\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>Timeline<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_code_0 et_pb_code et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\"><!-- ===== PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH \u2014 HISTORY TIMELINE SECTION ===== -->\n<!-- Drop this into a Divi Code Module. 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Explore the\n      milestones that have shaped Peace Lutheran Church.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"plc-timeline\">\n\n    <div class=\"plc-t-item\">\n      <div class=\"plc-t-card\">\n        <div class=\"plc-t-year\">June 2001<\/div>\n        <h3>Congregation Accepted into the LCMS<\/h3>\n        <p>\n          President Rollie Radtke signed the Constitution of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod\n          (LCMS), signifying the official acceptance of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church into\n          the LCMS. Rev. Arleigh Lutz was the official at the rite of acceptance.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"plc-t-dot\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"plc-t-item right\">\n      <div class=\"plc-t-card\">\n        <div class=\"plc-t-year\">November 2002<\/div>\n        <h3>Peace Lutheran\u2019s First Pastor<\/h3>\n        <p>\n          Vicar Rick Lovick was ordained and installed as pastor of Peace Lutheran Church by\n          Rev. Arleigh Lutz. Pastor Lovick continued to serve until October 2003.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"plc-t-dot\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"plc-t-item\">\n      <div class=\"plc-t-card\">\n        <div class=\"plc-t-year\">November 2003<\/div>\n        <h3>New Building Completed<\/h3>\n        <p>\n          A dedication and reception were held to celebrate this lasting symbol of the\n          congregation\u2019s shared commitment to faith.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"plc-t-dot\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"plc-t-item right\">\n      <div class=\"plc-t-card\">\n        <div class=\"plc-t-year\">July 2004<\/div>\n        <h3>Peace Lutheran\u2019s Second Pastor<\/h3>\n        <p>\n          Pastor Jon Cluppert was installed as the new pastor of Peace Lutheran Church.\n          He continued serving as pastor until October 2020.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"plc-t-dot\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"plc-t-item\">\n      <div class=\"plc-t-card\">\n        <div class=\"plc-t-year\">2008<\/div>\n        <h3>Dedication of the New Fellowship Hall<\/h3>\n        <p>\n          A new fellowship hall was added to the church, creating space for meals, gatherings,\n          and community outreach events that continue today.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"plc-t-dot\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"plc-t-item right\">\n      <div class=\"plc-t-card\">\n        <div class=\"plc-t-year\">July 2021<\/div>\n        <h3>Peace Lutheran\u2019s Third Pastor<\/h3>\n        <p>\n          Pastor Jon Rathjen was installed as the new pastor at Peace Lutheran Church.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"plc-t-dot\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"plc-t-item\">\n      <div class=\"plc-t-card\">\n        <div class=\"plc-t-year\">December 2025<\/div>\n        <h3>Stained Glass Windows Added<\/h3>\n        <p>\n          Peace Lutheran\u2019s first stained glass window, \u201cThe Good Shepherd,\u201d was installed\n          in the sanctuary.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"plc-t-dot\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-380","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwdproduction.com\/peacesite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwdproduction.com\/peacesite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwdproduction.com\/peacesite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwdproduction.com\/peacesite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwdproduction.com\/peacesite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/nwdproduction.com\/peacesite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":393,"href":"https:\/\/nwdproduction.com\/peacesite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/380\/revisions\/393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwdproduction.com\/peacesite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}