ABOUT US
Prince of Peace is a church in Green Bay, WI, part of the Diocese of Green Bay. Our Christian church is a welcoming and engaged Catholic community. We want to connect with you where you're at, just like Jesus did. Let us know how we can help you in your faith journey! Feel free to watch our Mass or other videos online or schedule a visit with us.
Our Weekend Mass times are Saturday @ 4:30 PM, and Sunday @ 8 AM, 10 AM & 6 PM. We offer ministries for all ages, especially expanding the youth/kids programs, and offer essential community needs, such as grief support, prayer services and blessings.
​Contact our Parish Office via phone, 920-468-5718 or email: parish@popgb.org, or stop in during normal business hours.
OUR MISSION
Prince of Peace is a welcoming and engaged Catholic Community dedicated to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ through prayerful worship and sharing our gifts of charity, compassion, and service.
WHAT WE DO
We offer all the Sacraments, as well as have regular Weekend and Weekday Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, and special services along plenty of events for groups and the full community to grow in their faith and journey toward Jesus.
OUR COMMUNITY
Prince of Peace is a Green Bay church community. ​We are a welcoming and engaged Catholic community meeting you where you are in your faith journey. Here you will find opportunities to connect with yourself, with others and with Jesus.
FIND YOUR FAITH
Find your faith family here at Prince of Peace. Contact us to start your journey toward Jesus, today!
FAQ's
What is the address?
Prince of Peace 3425 Willow Rd Green Bay, WI 54311
What are the Mass times?
Saturday Mass @ 4:30 PM *** Sunday Mass @ 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM & 6:00 PM ​Weekday Mass: Tue - Thu @ 7:30 AM ​ *** Online Mass ​ Note: All Masses are IN PERSON and for Mass Online follow us on Facebook & YouTube: @popgb54311
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Prince of Peace History
Prince of Peace Parish was created in 2004 with the merger of Holy Martyrs of
Gorcum, Green Bay, and Holy Trinity, Pine Grove, parishes. Over the next four years, the congregation of about. 1,300 families built a new church at 3425 Willow Road, Bellevue.
It seats 980 and has space for worship, gathering, offices and a fellowship hall. It was dedicated on August 3, 2008 by Bishop Robert Banks.
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Holy Martyrs of Gorcum began in 1858 when Bishop John Henni of Milwaukee appointed Fr. Smittinoa to begin work in the Preble and Upper Pennisula territory. The first settlers in this area were Flemish Belgians and Germans,
one of whom was Peter Faenger. The first Mass was offered in his home.
A small, log church was built on 10 acres that he donated. Mass was offered one Sunday a month. The country road in front of the church and the public grade school that was later built were both named for Mr. Faenger, which
is why the church was known as the "Finger Road Church."
The parish was named after the Holy Martyrs of Gorcum, a city in the Netherlands. The martyrs were 19 priests and other religious who gave lives for their faith.
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Priests from Bay Settlement administered to the parish. Fr. Edward Daems oversaw the building of the first rectory for the parish in 1867. The first resident pastor was Fr. Anthony Van Grootel, appointed in 1869. The log church
was replaced in 1883 and that stood until the parish was closed in 2008. The parish hall was built in 1958.
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The school began in 1967 for grades one through six. A convent was added for eight sisters from the Sisters of St Francis of the Holy Cross, Bay Settlement. Today, Prince of Peace Parish is part of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education
system (GRACE).
In 1987, an outdoor shrine to the Holy Family and the Holy Martyrs of Gorcum was built.
Holy Trinity Parish grew out of a German/Polish settlement in Pine Grove. Residents had traveled to Cooperstown to attend Mass until the late 1870s when it became clear the area needed its own church. About this time, a
Polish church on the corner of Crooks and Baird streets in Green Bay, St Stanislaus Kostka, was closed and for sale. The diocese purchased It
in 1875. The Pine Grove congregation bought it in 1880. They paid $10 to the Andrew Podlasik family in 1881 for three acres on which to put their church.
There was disagreement over its location and construction was held up for
two years. By this rime, weather damaged the church supplies.
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Eventually, a new church, dedicated to the Most Holy Trinity, was dedicated on Dec. 9, 1883. Fr. Augustine Rossochowicz celebrated the first Mass after the dedication. Several priests served the parish before its first pastor, Fr. John Gratza, arrived in 1892. An addition to the church was built in 1907. A new church was built in 1969.