THINKING OF VISITING? PLEASE JOIN US FOR A WORSHIP SERVICE!

What To Expect?

The main entrance to the sanctuary is clearly marked on the north side of the building near the accessible parking spaces. You may park on Avenue D or in the large parking area across the street to the east of the church.

Come on in! You can expect to be greeted at the door and a Worship Bulletin is given to each person by one of the Ushers who can guide you to pew seating and answer any questions you may have. Large print Bulletins are always available.

The specific elements of the service are different each week. Watch the large screen at the front of the church that will guide you through the order of the service and announcements. You can expect to hear and see familiar traditional hymns, spoken and sung responses, and the occasional contemporary song.

First Lutheran Church follows a traditional and historic Lutheran Christian liturgy for worship. We follow a rotation of Divine Service settings 1-4 and Creative Worship from the Lutheran Service Book. 

Pastor Ryan invites the children in attendance to the front of the church for a brief Children's Message and prayer. Each week a new and unique Children's Bulletin is provided and a children's beginner bible is available in every pew. Families are invited to use one of the cloth "activity bags" containing crayons and Biblical coloring books for restless little ones. A Nursery Room is available at the rear of the Sanctuary, and is well positioned to see and hear the Service. 

Communion is served each week. As a member congregation of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), we believe that the Lord's Supper is both for the strengthening of individual faith and a public testimony of our unity in faith and doctrine. If you are not a member of FLC, nor a congregation of the LCMS, you may come forward during distribution to receive a blessing. If you desire to commune with us in the future, please speak with the Pastor or an Elder.  

Following worship, we gather for coffee or tea in the Narthex for a time of fellowship. There are bulletin boards where you can get a feel for our activities and various mission projects. Sunday School, Youth Bible Study, and Adult Bible Study, are before worship at 8:15. 

You may read more about the significance behind liturgical worship by navigating to The Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod's page on the Parts of Liturgy.