Worship Services At Calvary

You don’t need to be a “member” here to be welcome here; you are welcome here. We invite you to worship with us fully - including participating in Holy Communion and baptism.

We’d like you to know that Calvary is not a church made up of perfect people; it is a church made up of real people who have come to know and trust the healing, forgiving, and perfect love of God. It would be our privilege to worship God with you, to walk in God’s love at your side, and to grow with you in the direction of God’s desire that God’s love, alive in each of us, might reach out to all people through us. 

Why do we worship?

There are many ways people understand what worship is and why we do it. One thought is that worship is simply going to church: singing songs and hymns, saying and hearing prayers, the reading of scripture, a sermon, perhaps baptism and communion. Another thought is that all of what we do and who we are is worship. Both of these are true, and yet, worship is much more than either of them. Worship happens when we gather as a church for worship services and also as we live our lives in the world in which God has placed us. 

What is the goal of worship?

Robert Scnase said it best: “God uses worship to transform lives, heal wounded souls, renew hope, shape decisions, provoke change, inspire compassion, bind people to one antoher, and to prepare them to serve their neighbor. Worship sends us into the community more consciously aware and spiritually prepared to represent God’s hope and become ambassadors of God’s grace.”

What can you expect?

Simply put: you can expect to hear the Word of God, experience love and grace, and to enjoy cookies and coffee.

To expand on that, you can expect worship that includes gathering, confession and forgiveness, scripture, a message, a meal (Holy Communion), blessing and sending - all the bones of Lutheran worship. You can expect people of all ages, faithful preaching and frequent baptisms. At all of our services we share in Holy Communion. It is also our hope that you experience warmth, friendly faces, and a sense of welcome.