Some of our favorite Speakers for Sunday Worship

Jeff Neuman-Lee is the Ministry Coordinator
          Jeff is the one to call with pastoral concerns..

The “MC” is one of the few paid positions at Prince of Peace. Jeff keeps office hours on Mondays 10 - 2. He would glad to visit with you at the church building during that time. Prayer and listening are two things he can offer you. As Ministry Coordinator, Jeff sees that all the ministries in the church work together to continue Jesus’ work.. He works to interpret God’s call for PoP among the present congregation, among those interested in the congregation and persons who are not part of any congregation. So he creates literature and over sees the web site so that people might hear an invitation to Jesus.

Currently, he is trying to get his book God With Us published. In the past Jeff has served as full-time pastor in Adel, Iowa; Fremont California; and, in the early eighties as associate pastor at Prince of Peace when the church was located in Denver. He is married to Judi and together they have two grown children.

 Jeff is a graduate of Bethany Seminary near Chicago and before that graduated from Loyola University of Chicago. He has been ordained in the Church of the Brethren since 1981.

Lyall Sherred. is our team leader for property and finance
Lyall Sherred has a A.B. Degree from McPherson College, the M.Div. Degree from Bethany Theological Seminary, The M.A. In Sociology from the University of Denver, and the Ph. D. Degree from the University of Mississippi in Higher Education with post doctoral work in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Memphis. 

He has been ordained since 1960 and served pastorates in Colorado and Illinois. Lyall is a retired professor having taught at McPherson College, Kansas Newman College, Shelby State Community College, Memphis State University, Kulp Bible College in Nigeria, and the Theological College of Northern Nigeria. Lyall is also the chair of our Stewardship and Property team and a member of the Ministry Commission of the Western Plains District.
 He is married to Vivian. They have two grown sons and five grandchildren.

Vickie Samland is our team leader for service.

Vickie is the programs Coordinator for the Conflict Center in Denver, Colorado. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Bridgewater College in Virginia, received her Professional Teacher’s License in Colorado in 1974, received her Master of Divinity from Iliff School of Theology in Denver, trained in mediation through the University of Denver and is a member of the Colorado Council of Mediators. Vickie is an experienced facilitator and mediator with developed leadership skills serving on the national board of directors of the Church of the Brethren.

Vickie is married to Bob, they have two sons, two daughters-in-law and one grand son.

Dave Valeta

David Valeta is Lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. .David has a PhD from the University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colorado. His book on Daniel, Lions and Ovens and Visions, will be published this December by Sheffield Phoenix Press. He brings warmth and care to his ministry. A fine preacher and teacher.
Dave is married to Gail Erisman Valeta and is the father of two children.

Dean Farringer is our beloved emeritus minister.
Here he is pictured with Julia. Together they have brought the love of Christ to many people for over 60 years.

Jane Davis .
Jane has been ordained since 1984, having served in Nebraska, Oklahoma and Missouri. She holds degrees from McPherson College (B.S., 1961) and Bethany Theological Seminary (MRE, 1970. Jane is currently chair of the Brethren Historical Association. She is completing work on the history of the Brethren in Missouri, from 1795 to 1865.
Jane has attended and given workshops on grief. She will work with others in understanding chemical dependency, grief, understanding our Anabaptist-Pietist heritage in the Church of the Brethren.
She enjoys creating worshipful worship services.
And tries to keep up with four adult children and their families which includes 9 grandchildren.

Some of our leaders at Prince of Peace

Gail Erisman is our church Moderator
Gail has a ministry in justice and peacemaking.  She currently works in the Denver Public Schools as a Restorative Justice Coordinator/ Mediator at an urban middle school.  She is also passing on what she has learned through her conflict transformation studies to a new generation of seminary students at Iliff School of Theology. 

Barb Kienholz is our Board Chair

Carolyn Gong is our Church Clerk

A former Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) worker, Carolyn works with pregnant girls at Bridgeway in Denver, Colorado.

 A credentialed public school teacher, Bitsy Shepherd is head of our Sunday School

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With years of experience and real care for all the people in the congregation, Maxine Meunier is our Office Coordinator

As volunteer staff, Maxine oversees all office operations, she is the one who oversees the calendar and the one to contact to share prayer concerns throughout the entire congregation.

Wilodyne Clapper and Cathy Jo Clausen

These two are both fun and faithful. They do a wonderful job printing and distributing our bulletin, creating our Chimes newsletter and keeping us on track.

Johnny Johnson and Bob Bechtel

Johnny and Bob keep us all honest by checking our books every year. And even though they may not look like it, they are also some of our best cheer leaders.

Connie Isaacs

Connie organizes our after church potlucks and snack times.