About Peace

Peace is a congregation of the Grand Canyon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Our Staff

Rev. Ryan Hersch

pastor

pastorryan@peaceaz.org

Ryan Gunderson

director of music ministries

ryan@peaceaz.org

Macon Ratliff

director of family ministries/preschool director

macon@peaceaz.org

Lindsay Thomas

youth ministry coordinator

lindsay@peaceaz.org

Kathye Hamm

children's ministry coordinator

kathye@peaceaz.org

Deborah Martin

office manager

deborah@peaceaz.org

Randy Vossler

property manager

randy@peaceaz.org

Matt McNutt

A/V coordinator


Our Council

front (left to right): Georgia Hudak, LouAnn Scott, Debra Carter, Janet Swarstad, Cheryl Rawlings

back: Julie Skrzypek, John Schoop, Barb Truckenbrod, Brittany Anderson, Peter Atkins, Pastor Ryan

Not pictured (yet!): Doug Lehman

 

Our 2023 officers are Janet Swarstad (president), LouAnn Scott (vice president), Peter Atkins (treasurer), and Brittany Anderson (secretary). 


Council meets on the Tuesday after the second Sunday at 7:00 PM.

We are on the journey of discipleship together with Jesus:

worship that leads to 

formation that leads to

fellowship that leads to

servanthood 

in the church, through the church, and in the world.

As we journey with Jesus, we are learning to live together by five biblical guiding principles:

from "Reclaiming the 'L' Word," by Kelly Fryer