A happy addition to the Southern Province in the 1980’s arose from anguish in another land. The turmoil associated with civil war in Nicaragua during the 1970’s led many to flee to the United States of America, and some of them were Moravians. By 1978 there were 25 to 30 Nicaragua Moravians settled in the Miami area. Prince of Peace began in August, 1978, when Santos and Daphne Ordonez invited a few Moravians from Nicaragua to come to their home. The Ordonezes shared their dream of gathering the Moravians living in the Miami area by offering worship in their homes. Three other Moravians from Nicaragua attended the first meeting and promised to help. They worshipped in various homes for several years. Hearing of this, the Moravian Church Southern Provincial Board sent a fact-finding mission which reported back that these Nicaraguans planned to stay in the USA, that they wanted to remain Moravians, and that they desired to be part of the Southern Province. At times they attended Coral Ridge Moravian church (now closed), but that was 20 miles away. What was needed was a new church in Miami. The next step was fellowship status, and by July 1980 the Miami Fellowship was renting Holy Family Episcopal Church for 5:00 PM Sunday worship services. The Rev. Melvin Klokow from the Moravian Church in Fort Lauderdale provided Holy Communion monthly and eventually became their part time pastor when provisional church status was granted two years later. In 1986 they were organized as a Moravian Church consisting of 115 charter members. They purchased property at 1880 MW 183rd Street, and called the Rev. David Guthrie as their first full time pastor. The Provincial Elders Conference approved the name Prince of Peace, and the congregation dates its formal organization as a full member of the Southern Province from the presentation of its charter on November 30, 1986. More than 500 people attended the dedication of the erected modular building on March 1, 1987, which was presided over by Bishop George Higgins. The second stage of construction was a 350-seat sanctuary, which was dedicated on February 20, 1994. Some 1,200 people, including Bishops Neville Neil, John Wilson, and Bob Iobst, attended the service. The overflow crowd joined the service via television in the old sanctuary. Since that time, Princeof Peace has benefited from the leadership of late Rev. Theodore 'Ted' Wilde, Rev. Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Nicholas and most recently Rev. Dr. Dion Christopher and Rev. Eulencine Christopher.