Our History...

Church of Peace, formed in 1870 by German immigrants, is a historic downtown church that has sustained people of faith in Fond du Lac for more than 150 years.

Key Events and Milestones:

• 1869: Evangelical Friedens Kirche (Peace Church) is organized. 

• 1870: Cornerstone laid for the church building. 

• 1873: The congregation formally joins the Evangelical Synod of North America. 

• 1934:  Evangelical Synod of North America merges with the German Reformed Church and became a part of the Evangelical Reformed Church. 

• 1955:  The Evangelical Reformed Church merged with the Congregational Christian Churches to become the United Church of Christ.

• 1957: The United Church of Christ is formed through the merger of the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches. 

• 1957 Church of Peace helped organize and start another Evangelical and Reformed church on the east side of Fond du Lac – St. Marks, now known as Pilgrim UCC.  The land was paid for as a gift to the new church.

• 1970: Church of Peace UCC celebrates 100 years. 

• 2016: Church of Peace UCC undergoes a major construction project building a new narthex, Fellowship Hall, kitchen, and office spaces while keeping the historic sanctuary. 

• 2020: Church of Peace UCC celebrates 150 years.