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Abiding Peace Lutheran Church makes Christ known by welcoming all people to a supportive and accepting place to grow in faith and community, and to serve the Lord as people created by God, saved by Christ, and nurtured by the Holy Spirit. We are a Reconciling in Christ congregation, committed to the full inclusion and celebration of people of all sexualities, genders, and gender expressions, and to the work of racial equity.
In-person & live-streaming worship
Although our sanctuary is open for in-person worship (masks optional), our worship services also continue to be live-streamed via the livestream Worship link: https://www.facebook.com/AbidingPeaceChurch/live/
Bulletin for Worship on Sunday, April 21, 2024
[Note: even if you don't have Facebook, you can still use the link.
Just close the dialogue box that prompts you to log-in and the page will still load.]
Welcome to Abiding Peace
Join Us!
Church is a Verb
At Abiding Peace, church is not a place we go, it is what we do. We Worship. We Pray. We Learn. We Grow. We Challenge. We Listen. We Love. And we welcome you to Be Church with us.
Worship is held every Sunday,
@ 10:00 am.
Adult forum is held most Sundays following worship @ 11:15am September - June
(email pastorserena@optimum.net for zoom link)
Sunday School for children
is held during the services September - June every other week.
All Are Welcome
We also gather virtually for Bible study & fellowship via zoom September - June on
Wednesdays at 7:30pm.
News Release: On October 30, 2022, the membership of Abiding Peace voted unanimously to become a Reconciling in Christ congregation, affirming our commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion and racial equity. For more details, read our release explaining the importance of this decision, and then experience what it means by engaging with our community.
Weekly Reflections
If you would like to be added to our e-mail list for weekly Friday reflections from Pastor Serena, e-mail pastorserena@optimum.net
Location:
Anti-Racism Resources
As part of our ongoing congregational conversation about celebrating the diversity of God's church and working for the healing of racial injustice, please visit our google document of resources to help with learning and action.
305 US Highway 46
Budd Lake, NJ 07828-2804
973-691-9393
The church building is staffed on Wednesdays, Thursday mornings, and Sundays.
For food pantry: bags can still be collected by appointment on other days.
Support Groups:
AA support group meets on Wednesdays at 6:30; Online support groups can be found here.
Donate to Abiding Peace
To support the ministry of Abiding Peace, you can make a donation through the VENMO app (direct payment to @Abiding-Peace-BuddLake).
OR - you can set up electronic payment through your bank.
OR - you can send a donation by check to the office.