Welcome to Amazing Grace Lutheran Church!
We welcome you to browse the information about Amazing Grace Lutheran Church available here but also encourage you to come and spend time with us, whether it's gathering for worship or joining the youth for an event or being part of any of the other opportunities, which we offer. We would like to get to know you and hear how God is calling you at this time in your life. We are here to walk with one another, as Christ walks with us, through the good times and the bad and to share a word of hope. That word of hope comes in God’s Amazing Grace given for you in the Sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion and through the Word preached. Won't you come and hear that Word spoken for you and given and shed for you? We look forward to meeting you.
2012 Guatemala Mission Trip Update as of May 17th
We were told to expect 25 or more baptisms at the service. This was fair warning for us Lutherans who like a good 55 minute service. Well, we had 53 baptisms. This was the most amazing Guatemalan worship service I've ever attended. We have photos of every baby, child and teenager who were baptized and will send back prints to share with the families. Some of these people had walked up to 4 hours to come to the service.
The service was supposed to begin at 10:00. We all walked to the church at 9:30 but couldn't get into the building. People were already standing shoulder-to-shoulder waiting for the service to begin. So, since there was a full church, Bishop Horacio began the service. It ended promptly at 1:15 in the afternoon. I don't remember the last 3 3/4 hour service I've attended in the US. The congregation had brought in a mariachi band to lead singing and music. They had strung electricity to the church so amps and speakers could be used. It was a vast change from last year.
One of the really memorable parts of the service was handing out 50 Jesus Storybook Bibles that had been purchased by people from Amazing Grace, Bethesda and River of Joy Lutheran Churches. While not an actual Bible, these books tell many of the most well-known Bible stories in word and picture. The editions we presented were both in Spanish and English. We took pictures of each recipient to give to the purchaser of the book. The people were so thankful to get a book to help tell the Jesus story.
For current updates, visit the 2012 Guatemala Mission Trip blog
