During this time, we have a change in our worship times:
- 9:00am – Contemporary Worship Service
- 10:00am – Traditional Worship Service
- Services are also streamed live on our Facebook page.
Most Sundays, we have two services and Sunday School. The schedule is:
8:30am – Contemporary Service9:45am – Sunday School11:00am – Traditional Service
On some Sundays, we only have one service at 10:00am, such as our Rally Day to start our Sunday School year.
Worship provides us with the opportunity to praise God and to also be “fed” by His Word and Sacraments, so that we may then “feed” others in our daily lives by sharing the gift of Jesus. Worshipping together is the expressed will of God and pleasing to God.
You are encouraged to join us as we gather together as a community of believers and experience His redeeming grace through His Son Jesus Christ.
We have stewardship opportunities during worship as a worship assistant, lay reader, sound technician, musician, acolyte, crucifer, altar guild, and more.
Guests
We welcome all visitors and guests to join us. It is always exciting to share Christ with others. Please join us and consider becoming a part of God’s congregation at Peace.
Adult Choir
Our adult choir is an important part of our worship. The choir sings most Sundays from September to May. If you want to learn more about our choir, just contact Jim Corrow, Director.
The Main Purpose of Lutheran Worship Is to Receive God’s Gifts
The following is an excerpt from an essay that the late Rev. Dr. A. L. Barry, former president of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, prepared for a Worship conference on February 6, 1998.
“If you were to ask most people what “worship” is, they might say,” Worship is praising the Lord” or “Worship is what human beings do to express their thanks to God” or “Worship is going to church,” or something like that. While there is some truth to each of these answers, they do not adequately describe the main purpose of Lutheran worship.
We Lutherans have a unique perspective on worship. We know that God’s Word and His holy Sacraments are His precious gifts to us. They are the tools the Holy Spirit uses to give us forgiveness, life and salvation. The main purpose of Lutheran worship is to receive these gifts from God. Our Lutheran Confessions explain this truth as follows: “The service and worship of the Gospel is to receive good things from God” (Apology to the Augsburg Confession, Article IV.310).
I am not sure whether we have adequately emphasized this important truth. God gives His gifts. We receive them. That is the main purpose of Lutheran worship. He does this as His Gospel is proclaimed, as His Word is read, as His forgiveness is announced and sinners are absolved, and as we receive our Lord’s body and blood in Holy Communion. In these wonderful ways, God is present with us, His people, drawing us to Himself and giving us what we need so much–His mercy, forgiveness, love, joy, peace, power and comfort! The purpose of worship, therefore, is to be gathered by God around His gifts.”