Worship Service
Sunday at 10am

Worship: Who We Are

The parish family welcomes you!

Today the congregation's purpose is for persons of all ages to grow stronger in faith through worship, deeper through learning, warmer through fellowship, and broader by service to our neighbors in need.

Children and Christian education are vital to Our Savior's life. Blessed with a Children's Ministry Director and a Children's Music Director, children enjoy Kids' Klub on Tuesdays, as well as participation in the Sunday service and Sunday Kids' Klub. Youth ministry, coordinated by parents Donna and Tom Rice and a Youth Leadership Team, meets on most Friday and Sunday evenings. Confirmation for 7/8th grade youth is on Mondays. Various Bible studies and a Spiritual Growth Group are held throughout the year.

There's a place for everyone at Our Savior to be involved and make new friends through small group ministries: the Altar Guild, Grace Guild, the Ushers, the Lectors and Assisting Ministers, the Choirs, the Parish Orchestra, Kids' Klub, the annual Harvest Fair, fellowship events, and committees for the congregation's life and mission. Parish life and ministry depend solely upon voluntary giving by members, guests and friends. We give away more than ten percent of every financial gift we receive to various mission partners and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

An access ramp is located on the east side of the building. Restrooms are located on the lower level. For those unable to use the stairs, there is a main floor restroom in the pastor's office for your use. Ask an usher for directions. Refreshments are usually served after services. In warmer weather, the church is air-conditioned for your comfort.

Adults may join formally the congregation by either a letter of membership transfer from another Christian congregation or by adult Confirmation. Membership is voluntary. Persons join when they express the desire to affiliate.

Baptisms and weddings are conducted as needed. A church wedding requires a couple to spend a period of time preparing for marriage in consultation with the pastor.

The sacrament of Holy Communion is celebrated with this understanding: that the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ are truly present in, with, and under the bread and wine; and, that the penitent receive the full forgiveness of all their sins. All baptized Christians who, in good conscience, can receive with this understanding are invited to partake.

Our History
Founded in 1915, this church was established an independent, English-speaking congregation at a time when many Lutherans were rooted in the immigrant cultures of the Lutheran territories in northern Europe. Our church mothers and fathers intentionally sought to serve the entire Cow Neck peninsula while maintaining a distinctive Lutheran identity and style. The congregation has served thousands of girls, boys, women and men over the years, welcoming all from different denominational backgrounds.

Worship was first held in rented space on South Washington Street and, subsequently, Main Street. The current worship center was erected in 1925. In 1962, the two-level Fellowship Hall was added, and later named for the Rev. Mr. Henry von Schlichten, pastor from 1943 to 1974. Community groups such as A.A., Al-Anon, the Outreach Program of the Parent Resource Center and Boy Scouts are at home in the building during the week.