First Lutheran Church
Worship Schedule
Tuesday: Connexus Bible Study 10 am. Click here for more info on small groups
Wednesday: Connexus (2.0) Bible Study 12pm.
Confirmation and Youth group 6 pm. Click here for more info on Youth Group
Thursday: Chapel @ 6 pm.
Sunday: Worship Service at 9:30 am followed by coffee and fellowship.
Sunday School following worship for grades pre K to 5th.
Holy Communion celebrated every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the Month.
All are Welcome!
126 North Jefferson, Ottumwa, Iowa 52501
Mid Week Lenten Schedule
22nd of Febrauary to 29th March
6:00 PM
• Ash Wednesday “The Greatest of These Is Love” February 22 The 10 Commandments
• March 1 “This I Believe” The Apostles’ Creed
• March 8 “Our Father Who Is in Heaven” The Lord’s Prayer
• March 15 “The Washing of Regeneration” Holy Baptism
• March 22 “We Are Forgiven” The Office of the Keys
• March 29 “We Eat a Holy Supper” Holy Communion
The service includes the “Holden Evening Prayer” Liturgy, hymns & prayers. Small Catechism books are available in the church office should you need one. It is also located in the ReClaim Hymnal pp. 8-18 for those of you who have one at home.
Watch the latest Sermon here. For previous sermons, click here.
Monthly Bible Challenge
Invest a few minutes a day to deepen your understanding of Scripture. Take the “Monthly Bible Challenge.” Whether it’s on your own for personal devotions or with your family for a God-Time routine, it’s an ideal way share in the process of learning the Bible and growing in the Word. Click here for the Monthly Bible Challenge.
Welcome!
Renewing Hope In Our Community Through Christ
In these pages, we invite you to learn about who we are, what we believe, and how God is calling us to renew hope in our community through Christ. In these challenging times, more than ever, we are the church – called, gathered, enlightened, and made new by the Word of God. In the time you spend on this site, we pray that it would inspire you to draw closer to God.
NOTE: We are thankful that we can gather together once again in-person to hear God's Word and have fellowship with one another every Sunday at 9:30 am. You are most welcome to come worship with us. For those who are unable to join us for in-person worship, we will still have the facebook livestream available.
For those of you joining us for the first time, Please Click Here to help you get acquainted with who we are.
Peace,
Pastor Mark
Three Days of Prayer for Weekends
Members of the congregation are invited and encouraged to pray for our local church, for the church in America and for the church at-large during the month of January. Below is a link you can click for the prayers . You are invited to add this to your personal devotional time all through the weekends in January.
Join our brothers and sisters in praying for faith and discernment.
Connexus - Bral
First Monday, Third Monday of the month, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
We study the sermon text for the upcoming Sunday, led by Shari. This is an wonderful...