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Christ Lutheran Church

For over 225 years, Christ Lutheran's mission statement has been, "Making Christ Known." We worship Saturday evenings at 5:30 p.m. and each Sunday at 8:30 a.m.

As an extension of this mission statement, Christ Lutheran's congregation has made it our goal to be: Connected to God; to one another; and to the community. Christ Lutheran was founded in 1789 by settlers moving into Kentucky after the Revolutionary War. Though the community has changed throughout out its over 225 years, Christ Lutheran has always been focused on best serving the needs of its par

ishioners and its community. Today, Christ Lutheran still strives in it original mission: Making Christ Known. and 11:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:45 a.m. A nursery is available for infants to 6 year old children in Rooms 3&4 during both services as well as during the Sunday School Hour. We offer a traditional service every Sunday during the 8:30am service and on the 1st & 3rd Sundays during the 11am service. We offer a contemporary Worship & Praise service during the 11:00am service on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month. We also offer a Healing and Wholeness Service at all services on the 3rd Saturday and Sunday of each month. At this service people who wish to be anointed with oil and receive prayers for healing and wholeness are invited to the Communion Rail after receiving Communion.

05/31/2026

All are welcome. For any questions or information please go to our website at http://www.christlutheranlouisville.com/

04/09/2026

There will only be ONE worship service this Sunday, April 12 @ 11am. We hope you will join us in person, but it will be live streamed. Our 8:30am service will resume next Sunday, April 19.

04/05/2026

Station 14. Jesus is laid in the tomb.

Luke 23:52-53 – Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body. Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid.

A follower of Jesus, a rich man named Joseph from Arimathea, convinces Pontius Pilate to let him take Jesus’ body. He and the other mourners prepare the body for burial and then lay it in a tomb provided by Joseph. A large stone is rolled against the entrance of the tomb. This truly seems like the end, even to Jesus’ most faithful disciples. Jesus has died and been sealed into his tomb. He promised salvation from death, but now he himself has died. Though they do not love him any less, it seems like failure. They cannot anticipate the empty tomb. We know the rest of the story – the empty tomb, the risen Christ – and yet like the disciples, we still have trouble anticipating the empty tomb.

Jesus, teach to live in the knowledge that you died so that we may live. We tend to focus on our troubles, living in the shadow of the sealed tomb. Do not let us lose sight of the fact that your rose from the dead, and in doing so, destroyed death!

04/04/2026

Station 13. The body of Jesus is taken down from the cross.

John 19:25 – Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Madgalene.

Jesus is dead. The spectacle is over, and the crowds have dispersed. Only Jesus’ closest companions remain. His body is gently removed from the cross and placed in the lap of his mother. This small group of devoted followers can barely believe that their journey has ended this way, after all they have been through with Jesus. Bur here is his lifeless body, cradled in his mother’s arms. Mary recalls the night of his birth, when she cradled her son in the stable. To those who survive, the reality of death is bewildering – a loved one who was once here is now absent. It is important to grieve among others who are also grieving. As we mourn Jesus’ death alongside his family and friends, we join the circle of all those across space and time who mourn the loss of loved ones.

Jesus, although we know what your father has in store for us, we still find it difficult to accept the death of someone we love. Please help us to find comfort among others who mourn.

04/03/2026

Station 12. Jesus dies on the cross.

Luke 23:46 – Jesus called with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last.

Hours pass and the sky grows dark. As Jesus’ life ebbs away, a small group of his followers huddles nearby. Once darkness falls, Jesus cries out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Then he cries out again and dies. He breathes no more. This is Jesus’ ultimate identification with the human condition. Death awaits all of us, with no exception. But, because of Jesus’ sacrifice, we no longer need to fear it. We can face death, knowing that Jesus has been there before us. Jesus has shown us how to die.

Jesus, the idea of our own death fills us with great dread. Help us to understand that, when you died for us, you shined light into the shadow of death.

04/02/2026

Station 11. Jesus is nailed to the cross.

Psalm 22:15-16 – My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death. Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me; they have pierced my hands and my feet.

The soldiers take Jesus’ hands and drive nails through them, right into the wood of the cross. They do the same with his feet. The cross is then raised up so that Jesus is suspended between the two criminals. At the same time, the insults continue: “Come down from the cross, if you are the son of God!” It is impossible for us to imagine the excruciating pain Jesus feels, both physically and emotionally. One of the scariest and most isolating aspects of pain is that it is felt solely by the one receiving it. But whenever we suffer, whether we ache with physical ailments or with grief, fear, or hopelessness, we know that Jesus understands. He knows debilitating pain and mental agony, and he suffers them for our sake.

Jesus when we are blinded by the pain that is an inevitable part of living, please help us to see that you are right beside us, sharing in our suffering. We are not alone in our pain.

Address

9212 Taylorsville Road
Louisville, KY
40299

Telephone

+15022675082

Website

http://www.christlutheranlouisville.com/

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