About

The idea for a peace park began when our hiking group visited the Grotto in Portland and were inspired by the many peace poles we saw there. We named the park after dear members of our congregation, Roger and Joanne Lembrick, who passed away within weeks of each other in late 2020, and early 2021.

 

Roger and Joanne traveled throughout the world with unlimited enthusiasm, energy, and vigor and were loved and welcomed wherever they traveled. The peace poles include native languages of congregational members and incorporate the scope and ethnicity of our outreach around the world.

 

In 2022, Shepherd of the Hills Imagine Team envisioned a path connecting the church property with the Peace Park. After lots of imagining, our team started Phase 1 of the Path of Peace project. On April 21, 2024, the Path of Peace was dedicated with a blessing of each station along the pathway. We hope the Peace Park and our Path of Peace, overlooking the beautiful Columbia River, will be a place of rest, prayer and meditation. May the beauty around us and the memories of our dear friends bring you peace and comfort. The Peace Park and Path of Peace is open to all.