Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELS)

Description

Our approach

In grateful response to God’s grace and empowered by the Holy Spirit,
the mission of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church is to extend the reach
of our God-given mission of proclaiming the gospel in Word and
sacrament to our community, and our world.

Christ’s Love, Our Calling!

Service Times
Worship: Sunday 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School: Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Adult Bible Class: Monday 10:30 a.m.

What is Lutheran Worship?
Lutheran worship is a way of celebrating and expressing faith in God. It is a continual conversation between God and the believer, in which we focus on Jesus, who is present with and for us through his Word and Sacraments. Through the hymns, liturgy, and prayers we receive the precious gifts our Lord desires to give us: the forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation.

Lutheran worship follows the church-year calendar with Bible readings appointed for each Sunday and festival. It involves the active participation of the congregation in prayers, hymns, and liturgical songs. It also includes the Word of God proclaimed through song, scripture, preaching, prayer, and the Sacraments (sacred acts commanded by Christ) of Baptism and Holy Communion. Lutheran worship is based on the historic worship of the Christian faith.

Rev. Gefaller is a graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary (1985), retired from the US Navy Chaplain Corps (1996), colloquized at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (2011) and has since served as pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Fort Worth, TX, and as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Churches in Broken Bow and North Platte, NE.

He is a member of several veteran’s organizations, has served as an adjunct instructor in Old Testament Studies at Mount Mercy University, and has been a local contact pastor in campus ministry.