The Good Neighbor Center is a non-profit tutoring and mentoring program dedicated to the proposition that knowledge is power working to empower young people through education and mentoring to prepare them for success in life.
Good Neighbor Meals are provided on the last Saturday of each month at the Good Neighbor Center near the state Capitol for food-insecure individuals. Sign up here to help when you are able. Monetary donations may be sent to Peace Community of Faith with “GNM” in the memo line of checks. Contact Pam Jacobson (pjjacobson22@gmail.com) with questions.
Ralph Reeder Food Shelf is a program of Mounds View Public Schools which provides emergency and supplemental food assistance to individuals and families who are food insecure and to connect them to other helpful resources in a manner that preserves their dignity, while they work towards stabilization.
Emma Norton Services partners with women, children and families who are homeless and experiencing the challenges of mental and/or chemical disabilities. Without having to worry about the basic need of a safe, secure place to live, women and children can utilize and focus on supportive programs, life skills, services and opportunities available to accomplish their goals.
Also at PEACE
Peace is more than a church. We want to be a community of people, for and with our community.
Which is why there are a number of partnerships that we have formed to keep our building in use far beyond our Sunday morning gatherings.
Here are some of the groups that also use our space:
North Oaks Montessori Preschool and Childcare Center: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-5:00pm
Hmong Faith Fellowship: Sundays at 12:45pm
Redeemer Salvation Church of God: Saturdays at 10:00am
Body Mind Circle Yoga: (612) 850-0071
Dance with Cynthia: (651) 343-0104
Violin Lessons with David Trelles: (612) 807-0412
To learn how to partner with Peace, please email us (admin@peaceumc.com).
Little Free Library
Peace sponsors a Little Free Library, which is located outside the main sanctuary doors. This library is intended to be an outreach tool that tells people who we are because in addition to books that find their way into our library from community members, we will also ‘seed’ it with books featuring authors and characters from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds, genders, ages, abilities, interests—including books often banned in schools and libraries across the country.
Our Little Free Library reserve bookshelf back in Room 5 has practically burst at the seams!
We’ve moved it into the Commons for a couple of reasons:
First, there’s more space and a larger bookshelf.
Second, we want it to remind everyone to take a look at our titles and feel free to borrow anything that looks interesting.
Third, it’s easier for the librarians, too, to move books in or out of our little red LFL outside.