- About Grace Lutheran Church, AshlandGrace: Growing in Faith, Sharing Christ’s Love
Grace Lutheran Church in Ashland
Fellowship and Friends
People of all ages and varied backgrounds come together to experience God’s amazing grace. Grace Lutheran strives to be a welcoming place for people from differing backgrounds and various ages.
Grace is a small church with a big heart. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the efforts of the church which bring the love of Christ into our community and world. We exist in order to grow in faith and share Christ’s love, not only with our own members but with the community and in the world. Everything that we are and do as a community of faith is a means of delivering His message of love and redemption.
Grace Lutheran is located at 660 Frances Lane adjacent to Southern Oregon University just off Siskiyou Blvd. Please refer to our FACEBOOK page for many pictures, events and videos.
We look to the future with hope!
Worship with Us
Let us come together in prayer and praise!
Sunday Worship
WELCOME TO GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
We will be worshipping, meeting, studying, and supporting members and our community with worship in the Sanctuary and also via Zoom at 10:00 AM. Bible Study and Sunday School are at 9:00 AM.
Zoom worship is by invitation.
See our weekly worship folders- CLICK HERE
Life isn’t really full without the community of faith gathering for celebration, jubilation, and adoration!
Worship at Grace Lutheran Church expresses itself in both traditional and more contemporary styles. A variety of people share their musical gifts in leading worship. Worship doesn’t just happen on Sunday. Special services occur at Christmas, Holy Week and Easter.
All worship services at Grace are printed entirely in a worship folder. So, no fumbling through a hymnal to find and keep your place! Our typical worship schedule looks like this:
FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
"Divine Service Four": A formal, traditional worship with organ accompaniment that includes spoken and sung responses, participation by the Praise Team and Grace Choir, a message by the Pastor and Holy Communion.
SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
"With One Voice": Also know as Student Sunday, the service includes students from our Campus Ministry outreach to Southern Oregon University serving as lay readers and worship assistants. The songs are a blend of traditional and newer Contemporary Christian music. This service also includes participation by student soloists and or instrumentalists, the Praise Team and Grace Choir, a message by the Pastor and Holy Communion.
THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
'Jazz Mass': The service uses a jazz setting of the Liturgy and the songs are a blend of traditional and newer Contemporary Christian music. This service also includes participation by the Praise Team and Grace Choir, a message by the Pastor and Holy Communion.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
"Now the Feast and Celebration": A somewhat formal worship, but with more contemporary musical styles and lyrics. This service also features the Praise Team and Grace Choir, a message by the Pastor ad Holy Communion.
FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
Blended Worship: Worship featuring a variety of classical and contemporary instruments and music. This service, like all other Sunday services at Grace includes participation by the Praise Team and Grace Choir, a message by the Pastor and Holy Communion.
Participate
We are an active congregation involved in doing good works in the community.
The Mission & Ministry
This means being involved in what we do as a congregation, how we function as an organization with people taking specific responsibilities, i.e. Council Officers, Ministry Members and Volunteers, Ashland Emergency Food Bank. It means supporting our outreach to the community and the world through what we give and how we serve in Christ's name.
We also enjoy numerous Bible studies at Grace:
- Weekly women’s Bible study Tuesday's at 10:00am in the Fireside Room
- Men’s monthly breakfast Bible study second Saturday at 8:30am
- Monthly LWML Bible study 3rd Tuesday at 1:00pm in Fireside Room
- Monthly off-site retirement residence Bible study 2nd Thursday, 2:00pm at Maple Ridge Retirement - Ashland
- Small, home-Bible studies as announced
Choir & Band, Piano and Organ Music
Choir rehearsal is every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the church. The choir is a magnificent way to frame your life by the Grace of God, versus by the cares of this world. We are blessed with a great choir director, Stu Turner, as well as a wonderful accompanist, Tatsiana Asheichyk.
Come fill your life with song! See you there!
Fellowship
At Grace, life in Christ starts at home and among friends. God meets us where we live and wherever two or three come together in His name to share in Christian community. For the Grace community of faith, the point is not just “going to church,” but 'being church' in our daily lives and everyday interactions with others.
During fellowship events we share life, tell stories, eat meals, pray, serve and grow together in Jesus Christ.
Fellowship events express who we are as Christians and, therefore, we take time to worship, pray, laugh, reflect on scripture, and play, because that’s what Christians do…without these things (worship, prayer, scripture reflection, and more) we have a 'club', but not a community of faith.
Become a 'Member'
Being a "Member" means making a decision to be a part of the Fellowship, Mission and Ministry of Grace Lutheran Church.
There are various ways people can become Members:
- You can "Transfer" if you had a previous Lutheran church. Ask them to transfer your membership. If you need assistance, our office staff can help.
- If your membership has lapsed, you can be received by "Affirmation of Faith". Talk to the Pastor about that.
- If you are joining with a different background from a different denomination, or with no church background, talk to the Pastor about a "Church Membership Class". The key ingredients of Lutheran Christianity are covered.
- You will be publicly received on a Sunday morning, and introduced to the congregation. If we can assist in this process talk to the pastor or office staff.
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