You are invited to join us for Wednesday evening Lenten worship

Dear Kitchener-Waterloo readers, You are invited to join us at Grace Lutheran Church, 136 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener, for Lenten worship services on Wednesday evenings at 7PM.  We follow the order of Vespers.  The services are about 40 minutes in length…

Sunday morning Worship, Sunday School and Bible study times

Dear Neighbour, We warmly welcome you to join us for worship at Grace.  Grace is a pro-family and pro-life church which holds the Holy Bible as the inspired and inerrant Word of God.  We value liturgical worship, sound doctrinal preaching…

Grace picnic Sunday, June 4 at 11:30AM

Dear members of Grace, Please join us at the splash pad at Breithaupt Park in Kitchener on Sunday, June 4th at 11:30AM.  Hamburgers and hotdogs will be provided.  Please sides and desserts.  Beyond food, please bring lawn chairs and possibly…

Mila Smilek Funeral at Grace on Thursday, March 30th at 11:30AM

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The Christian funeral of Mila Smilek, a member of Risen Christ Lutheran Church in Mississauga, will be held at Grace, Kitchener (136 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener, N2H 4H9) on Thursday, March 30th at 11:30AM.  Pastor…

Divine Service Begins at 9:30AM during Summer

Dear members and friends of Grace, From now until the Sunday before Labour Day we worship on Sundays at 9:30AM with no Sunday school or Bible study.  Please join us for in-person worship every Sunday this summer. Pastor Korsch

Charlie Simpson Funeral at Grace on Tuesday, May 31 at 11AM

Dear members of Grace, The funeral of Charlie Simpson will be at Grace on Tuesday, May 31st starting at 11AM.  A funeral luncheon will follow.  Charlie’s interment will be at Parkview Cemetery (335 University Avenue East, Waterloo) after the luncheon….

Harry Berlet Funeral on Tuesday, May 10th at 11AM

The Christian funeral of Harry Berlet will be at Grace (136 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener, ON) on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at 11AM.  There will be a funeral luncheon in the church basement immediately after the conclusion of the funeral.  A…

Young Adults Bible Study resumes on Wednesday nights in May

A blessed Easter to all young adults! Our young adults Bible study resumes weekly on Wednesdays at 7PM, beginning on May 4th.  Please join us for Bible study and fellowship each Wednesday night.  We welcome young adults whether you are…

Easter Worship at Grace

Dear friends, Please join us for worship on Easter Sunday at 10:45am.  On Easter Sunday we do not have Sunday school or Bible study because we have our Easter breakfast at 9:15am. Christ is risen! Pastor Korsch

Holy Week Worship Times

Dear Neighbour, You are warmly invited to join us for in-person worship in Holy Week.  Our Holy Week schedule is: Thursday, April 14: Worship at 7PM Friday, April 15 (Good Friday): Worship at 10AM Sunday, April 17 (Easter Sunday): Worship…

Link to Make a Donation to the Lutheran Church in Ukraine

Dear members of Grace, If you would like to make a donation to our sister synod in Ukraine, the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU), you can do so by using the link below which will take you…

A New Theme for the Website

Dear Reader, I accidentally replaced our old website theme today and because it was old and customized, it is not retrievable.  Please bear with us as we work on getting the layout and content of website back into order in…

No Sunday School or High School Bible Study Dec 26 or Jan 2

Dear Parents, This is a reminder that this Sunday, December 26th and Sunday, January 2nd, there will be no Sunday School or High School Bible study to give our hard working teachers a Christmas break. In Christ, Pastor Korsch

Online Bible study ends

Dear members of Grace, The online Bible study of John’s Gospel will end effective immediately.  Doing some analysis of the viewership on YouTube I noticed the Bible study has had no one watching it the last two weeks and one…

Gospel of John Bible study for John 9:1-41 (Sunday, October 24, 2021)

Dear Members of Grace, To watch today’s Bible study on John chapter 9 please double-click below to watch the videos: John 9:1-7 https://youtu.be/2n57tjbXDEI John 9:8-23 https://youtu.be/U_Pkk4y5Ktk John 9:24-41 https://youtu.be/TiUj90ANaQQ   Pastor Korsch

Gospel of John Bible study for John 8:1-59 (Sunday, October 17, 2021)

Dear members of Grace, Please double-click on the links below to watch this Sunday’s bible study from John chapter eight. John 8:1-11 https://youtu.be/ZCkkQ3eKJYg John 8:12-38 https://youtu.be/yQZTaRAd6P0 John 8:39-59 https://youtu.be/ObFFEwhVVSE   Pastor Korsch

Gospel of John Bible study for John 7:1-53 (Sunday, October 10, 2021)

Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all! Last Sunday we covered until the end of John chapter 6 in-person at Grace.  This Sunday we continue our Bible study with John chapter 7. John 7:1-13 https://youtu.be/fl4_YP9pjSM John 7:14-39 https://youtu.be/mAiPyCcZrOs John 7:40-53 https://youtu.be/W45xOXkUtoE   In Christ, Pastor…

Gospel of John Bible Study for John 6:1-59 (for Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021)

Please double-click on the videos below to watch this week’s Bible study for the Gospel of John. John 6:1-15 https://youtu.be/s3vWoRvj_ZE John 6:16-31 https://youtu.be/xCj23WZzwe8 John 6:32-59 https://youtu.be/9p27EzkTVqU   Pastor Korsch

Gospel of John Bible Study for John 5:16-47 (Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021)

Here are the links for the Bible study this week. John 5:16-18  https://youtu.be/mEJVRe4HXI4 John 5:19-30 https://youtu.be/dgdkfDWOfyk John 5:31-47 https://youtu.be/GBrx9CQwYhI   Pastor Korsch

Adult Bible Study now Online

Dear Members of Grace, As we have continued with our 9AM and 10:45AM Divine Services for the last year we have missed out on Sunday morning adult Bible study as it used to start at 9:30AM.  This fall I will…

Coffee Hours starting this Sunday!

Dear members of Grace, It has been a long time since we have been able to hold a coffee hour and have a time of fellowship together so this is a joyful announcement!  Starting this Sunday and throughout the rest…

Online Sermon Announcement

Dear members of Grace, Now that we are back to 15% sanctuary capacity starting this Sunday (June 13th) which should allow everyone who desires to attend the service of their choice I will end the temporary practice of putting my…

Charles Simpson Funeral to come when funeral services are allowed at Grace

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ at Grace, Our dear brother in Christ, Charles Simpson, died in his sleep at home this week.  We give thanks to the Lord for the faith in Christ he gave Charlie and now Charlie…

Ways to Give to Grace from our Treasurer

To all members of the Grace community Although we are apart, we need to continually support our community. If you have the ability, please donate by: 1. Dropping off or mailing a cheque to the church. Grace Lutheran Church 136 Margaret…

Extra Lutheran Content Added

Take a look at the “Lutheran Content Online!” post at the top of this home page that has been updated to include links to Lutheran Church-Canada’s website including home devotional resources, written sermons by pastors from LC-C, video sermons from…

Portals of Prayer Available Upon Request

Dear Members of Grace, Many of you were able to get a copy of the latest edition of Portals of Prayer, our Lutheran devotional booklet, before the church closed in March.  But if you were not able to get a…

Christian Spirituality Lecture by Rev. Dr. John Kleinig, Lecture 4

Dear Reader, Back in the winter of 2003, I was blessed to take a course at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, in St. Catharines, Ontario, with Rev. Dr. John Kleinig, who was in St. Catharines on faculty exchange from the Lutheran…

Christmas “Sing-Noel” Cantata at Centre In The Square December 8 and 9

On Sunday, December 8 at 7:30 p.m. and Monday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m, Mr. Ray Nikyuluw is directing a Cantata called “Sing-Noel”.  You are invited!  The cantata is an uplifting music celebration, a collection of contemporary material and carols…

Starting This Sunday Worship returns to 10:45AM

Beginning this Sunday, September 8, our regular worship time returns to 10:45AM.   Sunday school, High school Bible study and Adult Bible study begin at 9:30AM.

What is the purpose of getting an education?

Dear Reader, High school and university students often have a difficult time choosing a career path.  It’s hard to know what you want to do when you don’t have any prior experience.  So just what is the purpose of getting…