Serving our neighbors and ourselves

We "serve the hopes and hurts of our neighbors and ourselves" by getting involved in both the Prince of Peace community and the surrounding Silicon Valley.

​Contact the office if you would like to learn more or volunteer.

Volunteers of ALL ages are welcome to get involved

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Service to the Community

Actions speak louder than words. We are community that values actions.  In addition to the ministries to the Prince of Peace community, listed below, our Social Ministry Team coordinates many of our social service activities to outside charities and organizations.

Prayer Chain

• People who offer prayer support
• Group is activated when a prayer request is called or emailed in
• In turn, each prayer chain member will pass on the concerns to the next link in the chain
• New links in the chain are ALWAYS welcome!

Request a Prayer

Adopt-a-highway

• Monthly, a crew of Prince of Peace volunteers gather to collect trash along the north bound stretch of highway 85 from Saratoga avenue.
• Join our email list to be informed of dates.​

Caring center

• Write a note to someone in need of a pick-me-up.
• Cards, stamps, and address book provided in the Narthex every Sunday.

Meal Ministry: Lunches & Dinners

• Deliver 5 "sack lunches" consisting of sandwich, fruit, chips, drink and a treat to Prince of Peace. 
• A driver then delivers 50 lunches to Family Supportive housing for distribution to residents.
• Work with a team to prepare a dinner on-site at the Family Supportive Housing shelter. 
• During Covid opportunities increased to twice per month. 
• Sign-up under Quicklinks/Sign-ups

"Emergency" Meals

• Be "on call" to prepare a meal for a family or individual on short notice
• Group is activated when a need is identified such as: new baby, illness, mobility concerns
• Short period of time or longer term depending on need

Request Meals

Property Maintenance

• Volunteers who repair and maintain church buildings and grounds
• Regular maintenance takes place every Wednesday from 8:30-Noon with a 10:00 am coffee and fellowship time
• Special projects happen on the third Saturday of the month 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
• Come and go as your schedule allows
• Great opportunity for school volunteer hours!

Food Pantry Collection

• There is a small food pantry on site that is well used by the community.
• Bring non-perishable food to add on Sunday.
• In addition, financial contributions for "food pantry" are donated to local organizations or used to stock the onsite pantry.

Homeless Ministries

Our homeless ministries are targeted at both supporting existing shelters like Family Supportive Housing in San Jose, and providing shelter. See our Homeless Ministries page for more detail and to get involved.

Convalescent Hospital of Santa Clara Valley

• Ministry team that trains teams of volunteers to visit residents of convalescent hospitals and nursing homes
• Volunteers help provide residents with comfort dignity and respect
• Other activities can include assisting in worship and celebrating birthdays and holidays

Outreach Ministries

Find out more about the ministries outside of Prince of Peace that we support financially and with our time and energy. We are a bottom-up, not a top-down organization: All of the agencies and organizations we support come from the passions of our participants, not our Pastors.​

Click on the images to go to the organization's website.

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