Welcome to Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church

WORSHIP AND STUDY OPPORTUNITIES AT GRACE

 

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• Sunday Worship with Communion: 10:30 AM every Sunday
   

• Evening Prayer Services: 7:30 PM,  Soup supper fellowship events starting at 6:30 PM precede Evening Prayer Services during Lent and Advent.

• Special Worship Services: Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil and Christmas Eve (normal start times are 7:30 PM)
   

• Sunday School:   9:30am Sunday School for children K thru 6th grade September thru May.

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• Adult Bible Study: 9:30am Sunday's in the Fellowship Hall

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OUR HISTORY
 

Trinity Lutheran Church was established in Elmore in 1896. This church was largely German speaking and in 1906, its leaders decided to stop offering English language worship and education programs. The first Grace congregation was organized that same year to serve English-speaking Lutheran families who were excluded by this decision.

 

The new Grace congregation called its first Pastor in 1906. The congregation purchased an abandoned Presbyterian church in Elmore that served as its first sanctuary. As the congregation grew, it decided to build a new sanctuary on a location one mile north of Elmore.

 

The current sanctuary on that location was completed and dedicated in 1962. This facility was later expanded with the construction of a fellowship hall and educational facilities that were dedicated in 2001. Grace became a member congregation of the newly formed Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 1987 and continues to be an active participant in the activities of the ELCA’s Northwest Ohio Synod.
 

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CHRISTIAN LIFE DEVELOPMENT AT GRACE​
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• Baptism
  The ELCA and Grace encourage the baptism of infants. Baptism ceremonies of children born to Grace families are important worship occasions for the entire community. Adults who have not been baptized are also accepted at the Baptismal Font.
   

• First Communion
  At Grace, children are accepted at communion when their parents and the Pastor agree that the child is ready to take communion and the Pastor has been able to give instruction on the meaning and practice of communion.
   

• Sunday School for Children
  Grace provides Christian education instruction for children from pre-school age until they are ready to start Confirmation classes.
   

• AOB/Confirmation
  Baptized members who are in the 7th and 8th grades participate in a two-year Affirmation of Baptism program that culminates in their being “confirmed” as full voting members of the congregation.
   

• Adult Bible Study
  At Grace, Christian education continues throughout one’s entire life. Weekly Adult Bible Study sessions for adults take place on Sunday morning at 9:30 am  from September through May. 
  
   

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS HOSTED BY GRACE

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• Elmore Food Pantry
  The Elmore Food Pantry is managed by the Elmore Ministerial Association and hosted by Grace. It serves the Woodmore School District. The pantry is financed and supported by Elmore churches that collect non-perishable food and community donations. The pantry is open on the second Friday of each month from 9:00am to 12:00pm. Volunteers to help distribute food are always needed. Call the church if you are willing to serve.
   

• Jazzercise
  Grace facilities host Jazzercise exercise classes for women five times a week. The classes are held in the Fellowship Hall and the  basement and are open to anyone in the area. For more information contact Diane Sheets at 419-680-0042.
   

                Red Cross Blood Drive
                Grace cooperates with the American Red Cross to conduct blood drives two times a year in Grace Facilities.
 

• Boy Scouts of America
  BSA Troop 314, Elmore OH, conducts its regular meetings in the Grace Fellowship Hall.

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BENEVOLENCE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS AT GRACE

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• Piecemakers
  Grace Piecemakers design, sew and tie blankets that are contributed to Lutheran World Relief. They meet every Tuesday from January through March, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
   

• Rachel Circle
  A women’s group that meets monthly for fellowship, prayer and Bible study.
   

• Grief Support Group
  Participants share their grief and learn from each other as they find ways to cope with life during life’s most difficult challenges. The group meets two times per month.
   

• Operation Oreo
  This program assembles gift boxes containing cookies, candy and snacks and ships them to military personnel from the local area who are stationed at military installations away from home.
   

• Dartball
  The Grace Dartball Team participates in a regional Dartball League comprised of teams representing ten churches in this area.