The Way to Faith 

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:17

God has given us the key to having an abundance of faith as evidence by this scripture. And with faith all things are possible. Meditate on the word of God and your faith will increase.

The symbolism placed in this image is straight to the point. The lion is meant to represent our King which is Christ who watches over us. The little girl is reading a Bible, to illustrate the way to faith which is through the word of God.

EXPAND YOUR FAITH THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD!!
COME JOIN US IN ANY OF PRINCE OF PEACE'S LOCAL BIBLE STUDY PROGRAMS

REACH -- Relevant Education for All CHristians (Sundays: 9:30 - 10:15 AM) -- OPEN TO ALL!

Check the weekly "Faith Works" or the monthly "Connections" Newsletter for information, dates and times.

THURSDAY MORNING WOMEN'S FELLOWSHIP
Meets on Thursday morning at 9:45 AM in the Welcoming Area of the
Sanctuary and is open to all women.
OTHER CHRISTIAN BIBLE STUDY OPPORTUNITIES

BibleGateway.com
A free service for reading and researching Scripture online.
http://www.biblegateway.com

The Unbound Bible
http://unbound.biola.edu/

Bibles.net
The internets #1 directory of online bibles & biblical reference material.
http://www.bibles.net

Upper Room Daily
The Upper Room online.
http://www.upperroom.org/devotional

We join with Christians around the world of all denominations in believing in God, the Father who created all, the Son, Jesus, who saves us by his death and resurrection, and the Holy Spirit who fills us with God presence. We look to the Bible, Old and New Testaments, to guide us with the message and promise of God. We practice the sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion.

As Lutheran Christians we place a special emphasis on God’s grace – that is there is nothing we can do to earn God’s love and favor. Rather is spite of our sin God loves us and forgives us through Jesus. All that we do in response is our way of saying “Thank you!” to God.

At Prince of Peace, our Purpose statement sums up our identity. “Claimed by God’s grace we seek to Welcome All, Worship Joyfully, Grow Spiritually, and Share God’s Love.”

There is a welcome awaiting you at Prince of Peace.
We look forward to growing and journeying together.

Pastor Jeff Silvernail - Senior Pastor - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

He and his wife Linda are both natives of Upstate NY. Jeff was raised near Broadalbin, lived many years on a small farm near Johnstown and is a graduate of the University at Albany with a BS in Biology. Pastor Jeff has a wealth of life experiences having worked as a lumber mill foreman, quality control inspector, shipper, farmer, and union representative all before sensing God's call to full-time ministry. His faith journey brought him back to the church as an adult and eventually led him to the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, and ordained ministry in the ELCA. After serving St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Bemus Point, NY for nearly 12 years he accepted the call to Prince of Peace and began serving as senior pastor in March 2009.

Jeff brings a passion for sharing the good news of Jesus Christ, joyful worship, and leading people to dig deeper into the life of faith.

Jeff is an active recreational bike rider, baseball fan, guitarist and outdoorsman.

Jeff and Linda's son Andrew lives in California and works for Blizzard Entertainment. Michele, Becky and Matthew are grown children from Linda's first marriage; and their children (Jeff and Linda's grandchildren) are Keeley, Luke, Sarah, Thomas and Ryan.
Pastor Amber Craig - Associate Pastor - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. She has lived most of her life in upstate New York and as a child participated in worship, Sunday school, choirs, and the clown troupe at Prince of Peace. After graduating from Schenectady Christian School in Scotia, she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education from State University of New York at Geneseo. She attended Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio where she received her Master of Divinity and was ordained into the ELCA in 2007.

Pastor Amber served 4 ½ years as the Associate Pastor of Youth and Family ministries at Christ the Redeemer in Brecksville, OH. When her call ended she returned home to New York and worked as the Youth Coordinator at Good Shepherd in Glenville NY until she could find a pastoral call. During that time she also worked at Crossroads Center for children, a school for children with autism.

Amber brings to the ministries of Prince of Peace a passion for creative worship, all-encompassing stewardship, life-long spiritual learning and growth, and a desire to walk alongside children and youth of all ages and abilities on their faith journeys.

Amber enjoys playing her French Horn when possible, skiing, reading, hiking, participating in the conference outdoor ministries (Confirmation Camp and Sr. High Camp) and playing with her cat, Sofia. She also loves spending time with her niece and nephew whenever possible.

Melanie Edwards - Parish Administrator - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

She is originally from Buffalo, New York. Her family moved to the area while she was in high school and graduated from Shenendehowa High School. She worked in the insurance field until she became a proud Mom of her daughter Ashlyn. She enjoys reading and going for walks in her “free time”.
 

 
Jonathan Fuller - Senior Choir Director/Organist - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

He is a native of Western New York and graduated with a music performance degree from the State University
of New York at Fredonia in 2007. At Fredonia, he studied horn with Marc Guy and musicology with James A. Davis and was a finalist in the 2006 Concerto Competition. Jon held principal horn chairs in Fredonia’s Wind Ensemble, College Symphony and Hillman Opera Orchestra, and also played with the Western New York Chamber Orchestra.

Jon became an ELCA member in 2008. Prior to serving at Prince of Peace, he was organist and assistant choir director at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in South Glens Falls. He lives in Round Lake with his wife, Betsy Stambach-Fuller, a talented high school choir director and theatre director, and their two children, Evelyn and Timmy. When not on the organ bench Jon can be found working as a writer and journalist, hiking in the Southern Adirondacks, running, coordinating recitals at the Round Lake Auditorium or frantically searching for his next cup of coffee.

Dan Denette - Contemporary Worship Leader - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

He is a musician and educator from Colonie, New York. He began playing saxophone and piano at a young age, and has been performing in the Capital Region music scene for over eight years. He has had the blessing to learn music from several wonderful teachers in his life, including Keith Pray and Young Kim. Dan graduated from The College of Saint Rose with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music in 2016, and currently works as a Music Instructor at School of Rock in Latham, New York, as well as a professional musician. He is thrilled to start working at Prince of Peace, and looks forward to making joyous music with the great musicians in the band.