Welcome to Grace Lutheran Church in Adel, Iowa.
We are a small-town congregation that shares a living, daring confidence in God's grace.
Whether you are new to the community, visiting the area, or exploring your faith, we’d love to journey with you.
You – just as you are, just as God created you to be – are welcome here!
Worship with Grace for Holy Week and Easter
Worship with Grace for Holy Week and Easter as we accompany Jesus from triumphal entry into Jerusalem, to his last supper with his disciples, to the cross, and to the empty. We experience a full range of emotions – grief and thanksgiving, amazement and joy – as we trust in God’s redeeming love in Christ. Postcards are available at Grace so you can invite family, friends, and neighbors to worship with us during the special services of Holy Week and Easter.
Palm Sunday – 4/13 at 9:00 am
Readings: Luke 19:28b-40 and Luke 22:14-23:49 (The Passion according to Luke, read by the confirmation class)
Devotional Reflection: Peter, Broken by Failure “He Denied It”
Online worship over Zoom will be available.
Maundy Thursday – 4/17 at 7:00 pm
Readings: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 and John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Broken and Beloved storytelling: “The Loaves & Fishes Boy”
Devotional Reflection: “He Took a Towel
Join online with Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/468805568?pwd=MWVCM0FEdjhCZDVPN0I1RmtMZ01mQT09
Meeting ID: 468 805 568
Passcode: Grace
Good Friday – 4/18 at 7:00 pm
Peace Lutheran Church (34128 L Ave., Adel 50003)
“Good Enough: Embracing the Imperfections of Life and Faith”
Readings: Hebrews 10:16-25; John 18:1-19:42
Livestream will be available on the Peace Lutheran Facebook page
Easter Sunday - 4/20 at 6:30 am (Sunrise) and 9:00 am (Festival)
Readings: Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Acts 10:34-43; Luke 24:1-12
Today Christ is risen! We gather together with astonishment and joy. Christ is risen, and we have been set free from the bonds of death. Christ is risen, and we are forgiven. Christ is risen, and with the women at the tomb and Peter, we are amazed. Let us rejoice: Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Sunrise worship will be outside, weather permitting, so please dress accordingly. Online worship will not be available. Festival worship at 9:00 am in the Sanctuary with special music! Online worship over Zoom will be available.
Join us for fellowship with cinnamon rolls and coffee between services!
Wednesdays in Lent with Grace
3/12, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9 at 6:35 pm*
Wednesdays in Lent: Broken and Beloved – Readings and storytelling will focus on the perspectives of Biblical characters who experienced both brokenness and belovedness. Worship will be centered in the VOCARE spiritual practice as we reflect on our values, openness, call, attentiveness, regrets, and experiences of God’s presence, and create a prayer mosaic together.
NOTE: There will not be Wednesday worship on 3/19 during spring break.
Sundays in Lent with Grace
3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6 at 9:00 am
Sundays in Lent: Service of Reflection and Healing – We will seek to create an oasis of quiet and space for reflection, healing, and restoration needed in this season. Each week, along with assigned Scripture, we will read Psalm 103 and consider its themes of God’s care for us. There will be a time of silence followed by prayer, and healing prayer with laying on of hands (and anointing) will be offered each week.
Worship with Us!
All are welcome to join us for worship on Sundays at 9:00 a.m. (online option available) or Wednesdays at 6:35 p.m.
