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Prince of Peace Catholic Church turns 40
Congregation celebrates anniversary with Christmas Eve services
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Prince of Peace Catholic Church celebrated its 40th anniversary on Christmas Eve. The church originally started its ministry on 10 acres in Buford before relocating in 2006 to a 63-acre property in Flowery Branch. And this fall, the church’s facilities have undergone construction to accommodate the growing congregation. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Forty years ago, 16 families carried in lawn chairs from home and arranged them in rows on a cement floor facing a homemade altar inside a small building in Buford. Then without any heat to warm their bodies, 30 to 35 people worshipped together in a Christmas Eve Mass. And the day before the celebration of Christ’s birth, the Prince of Peace Catholic Church was born in 1975.