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First Lutheran Church of Venice
Everybody is welcome

Sunday Worship and Sunday School

  • Timeless Worship:  A liturgical service featuring organ and hymns. Sundays at 8:30am.
  • Faith Walk (Sunday School)   Sundays at 10:00am.
  • Contemporary Praise:  An uptempo service with live band music. Sundays at 11:00am.   During the contemporary service, the church offers a staffed nursery and a Children's Church program.

Special Events

  • Bible study: See Through the Scriptures   Wednesdays, Jan. 4 – 11, Jan. 25 – Febr. 15, Apr. 11 – May 30, at 7pm     expand
  • Kathleen Battle: An Evening of Spirituals   Saturday, January 21 at 8pm   ·   To join our church group attending the concert at UCLA's Royce Hall, contact Laura, Ulf or the church office.
  • Food & Clothing Drive to support Bible Tabernacle in helping those in need   ·   Sunday, January 22, 8:30am-12:15pm     expand
  • Voters' Assembly   Sunday, January 22 at 12:30pm.
  • Masters in the Chapel concert: Award-winning violinist Danielle Belen   Saturday February 25, at 7:30pm   ·   Ms. Belen will be joined by cellist Abe Feder for a Kodaly sonata, followed by a Strauss sonata for violin and piano, and a new piece composed for 6 violins.
  • Masters in the Chapel concert: A wind ensemble from the Los Angeles Philharmonic   April 2012   The date and program will be announced soon.

  • Life Groups   LifeGroups are small groups of seekers and believers meeting regularly to help each other grow as followers of Christ through fellowship, Bible study, and prayer. For example, we regularly offer Peacemaker video and discussion series on becoming people of peace. The series, from Peacemaker Ministries, helps people learn to respond to conflict Biblically.

Board Meetings
  • Parish Board meetings Tuesday, February 14, 6:45pm
  • Church Council meeting Tuesday, March 12, 8:15pm
  • Board of Elders meeting Tuesday, January 17, 7pm

Church Staff

  • Pastor Chris Spelbring
  • Brenda Stoppel, Church Secretary and
          Point of Contact for Parishioners' Concerns
  • Elizabeth Worrell, Youth Minister
  • Scott Cross, Minister of Worship

This page: http://www.flvenice.org

   
First Lutheran Church of Venice building
815 Venice Blvd  ·  Venice, CA 90291     map
Phone: (310) 821-2740  ·  Fax: (310) 823-0224
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Daily Bible Reading  for today
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Weekly Sermon Podcast   Sunday, Jan. 8
A New Year ... a New Life  (Pastor Chris Spelbring)
Listen to more sermons at the new sermon page.

Pastor Chris Spelbring and his family
Pastor Chris with his family on the day of his ordination and installation at First Luth. Church of Venice on July 17, 2011

Mission Statement
We are a living, breathing Body of Christ.
We will live in the Word of God.
We will breathe the Gospel to our neighbors.
We will welcome all into the Body of our Congregation.
And Christ will be our center.