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Welcome Our New Pastor, Donn Woolweber!
On February 22, members of Christ Lutheran gathered to call our next pastor to serve our congregation. Since Pastor Nuss retired, Christ Lutheran was blessed to have Pastor Ray Rogers as our interim pastor through December 2025. Pastor Kevin Wackett became our interim pastor in January 2026. At our Divine Call Service, led by our Congregational President Dave Rose, Pastor Donn Woolweber received our congregational call. Pastor Woolweber and his wife, Debbie, joined us March 15th. Welcome to Christ Lutheran Church Pastor Donn and Debbie!
(Adapted from our Face Book page by Jean Lohmeyer.)
Pastor Donn Woolweber welcomes you, your family and friends!
This Week's Church Calendar
Thursday, May 14, 2026
The Ascension of Our Lord
Readings
Acts 1:1–11
Psalm 47
Ephesians 1:15–23
Luke 24:44–53
The Ascended Lord Jesus Is with Us Always in His Church on Earth
After He rose from the dead, the Lord Jesus presented Himself alive to the apostles, “appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God” (Acts 1:3). When He ascended to the right hand of the Father, He did not orphan His Church, but He fills all things in heaven and on earth and gives gifts to His disciples. Even now, through His Church, He continues “to do and teach” (Acts 1:1), preaching “repentance for the forgiveness of sins” (Luke 24:47) even “to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8). Though the cloud hid Jesus from the sight of His disciples then, and He remains hidden from sight even now, He remains with His people through His Gospel and Sacraments. He comes to us by the Word of His apostles, by the promise of His Father and by the power of the Holy Spirit, whom He pours out upon “the church, which is his body” (Eph. 1:22–23). In this holy Christian Church, we bless God and worship Christ with joy, for in His Church He blesses us with forgiveness, lifts us up in His hands and seats us with Himself “in the heavenly places” (Eph. 1:20).
Sunday, May 17, 2026
The Appointed Readings (NIV) for the Seventh Sunday of Easter
Acts 1:12–26
Psalm 68:1-10
1 Peter 4:12–19; 5:6–11
John 17:1–11
Our Lord Jesus Is with Us in the Upper Room of His Church on Earth
On the night when He was betrayed, our Lord Jesus prayed for His apostles and His Church on earth. “The hour” had come when the Father would glorify His Son by the cross (John 17:1). Through the shedding of His blood, He would bring forgiveness for the sins of the world, and in His resurrection and ascension He would unite all Christians with the Father “that they may be one” with God (John 17:11). He manifested His name to the apostles and gave them the words of the Father to speak in His name. The apostolic witness of His cross and resurrection (Acts 1:21–22) gathers disciples together “with one accord” into the one Body of Christ (Acts 1:14). “Devoting themselves to prayer,” they wait upon the Lord in “the upper room” (Acts 1:13–14), the place of His Holy Supper. Strengthened by the Gospel, Christians bear the cross of Christ in patience and peace, rejoicing to share in His suffering, in order that they “may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed” (1 Peter 4:13).
Citation: LCMS-Lectionary-Summaries-Series-A-11-30-2025-To-11-26-2026
Why Would I Visit Christ Lutheran Church?
In our last installment, we talked about being at a crossroads of life searching for a new direction or maybe guidance to fill a void.
This time we would like to offer you some options on how to faithfully navigate through those crossroads. We will inform you as to what Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church has to offer. We begin by digesting the words in our mission statement below.
Together We Love, we demonstrate Christ’s Love by welcoming everyone young and old alike. I guess you could say we are a welcoming place for those searching for a connection in one way or another. The greatest of these is LOVE!
Serve, as an outreach extending help to those in need! Places like a local food shelf halfway housing for those in transition, Women’s Missionary League, Stephen Ministries, to mention a few.
Encourage, offering a meaningful Christian environment for individuals with cognitive disabilities, which we lovingly call Bible School for Special People (BSSP). This has been a 60 + year successful program.
Grow in the Family of Christ Here and Throughout the World, which we have been doing for the last 70 years.
Our prayer is to continue to do all the above and more. Our contact information is below. This is your invitation to visit us and join us in this mission. This could be your first steppingstone for some answers to your crossroads journey! God Bless!
-Joel Lichtenberg
Join Our Classes!
Join Our Adult Sunday Bible Study
Join Our Bible School for Special People (BSSP)
Join Our Adult Sunday Bible Study
Join us at 9:45 am each Sunday for an in-depth exploration of scripture, lead by Pastor Ray
Join Our Youth Sunday School
Join Our Bible School for Special People (BSSP)
Join Our Adult Sunday Bible Study
Our Sunday School meets with elementary school aged children weekly at 9:45. We examine the Gospel for that Sunday.
Join Our Bible School for Special People (BSSP)
Join Our Bible School for Special People (BSSP)
Join Our Bible School for Special People (BSSP)
Our church offers a meaningful Christian atmosphere for people with special challenges. Each Saturday at 10AM. No class Nov 30th. More information below, under "Our Ministries."
