St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Kyrie Ministry received its name from the Greek word Kyrie meaning mercy. Kyrie gathers to assist members and non members with their financial and physical needs.  They assist those in difficulty with paying their bills, medical expenses and even giving loans to member when in need.  They prepare meals for those who just returned home from the hospital. On the first and third weekends of each month, a “Helping Hands” donation is collected that helps funds these events.  Kyrie also does occasional fundraisers.  Their ministry has also supported the Pastor and others when they’re involved in ministering to others, many have been trained with “LERT” training, “Lutheran Emergency Response Training.”  Kyrie helps sponsor meals for Weekday school and Vacation Bible school, they provide Christmas and thanksgiving blankets and basically supports any ministry at St. Peter’s that is working to assist others.

Mission ministry seeks to do local, national and global mission. On the local front, Mission delivers Christmas gifts through the Creve Ceour Police Department and to local families in needs.  They make blankets and yearly Christmas Carol and deliver those blankets to Nursing homes in East Peoria.  They are looking into doing Lutheran Military Ministry as well.   Missions has spear headed a growing ministry at St. Peter’s, “Hearts and Hope for Uganda,”  (HHU). HHU is a grass roots Lutheran ministry from Lutheran congregations that support building churches, Lutheran schools, wells and carpentry centers in Uganda.  St. Peter’s has sent members there.  St. Peter’s currently supports HHU through supplementing tuition for Lutheran school students. We have sent care packages, funds for goats for needy families, sewing machines for adults to make funds and other lasting gifts.

St. Peter’s supports Hearts and Hope for Uganda and once every three years is involved in “Food for the Poor.” Food for the Poor” is a Lutheran/Methodist/Roman Catholic organization that ministers to the needs of the poor in the Caribbean.  Once every three years a weekend is dedicated to “Food for the Poor.”  A Lutheran minister involved with Food for the Poor preaches to our congregation, we then give a gift for “Food for the Poor.”