Lutheran Church of the Cross, Metropolis, IL

Lutheran Church of the Cross, Metropolis, IL ELCA- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America "This is Christ's church. There is a place for you here."

"We are the church that shares a living, daring confidence in God's grace. Liberated by our faith, we embrace you as a whole person- questions, complexities and all. Join us as we do God's work in Christ's name for the life of the world." Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Cross in Metropolis, Illinois, was founded in 1961 as part of the American Lutheran Church synod (which merged into the ELCA i

n 1989). Since the beginning, the church motto has been "A Church That Cares." The congregation has grown from 40 founders to 200 members today. Pastor Art Dryver served as Lutheran Church of the Cross' first minister in 1962, and others led the church during its first 18 years. Since 1979 through today, Pastor David Deem has served the congregation.

04/26/2026
02/21/2026

Empty hands, full hearts

We are beggars whose empty hands are met by God who refuses to remain distant. Coming closer to God does not begin with our works, it begins with God's boundless grace.

How will you come closer to God this Lent?



Learn more at the link in the first comment.

02/21/2026

Imagine if every flower looked the same…how much beauty would we miss?!🩷💜🩷

02/21/2026
02/18/2026

Today is Ash Wednesday.

Gracious God, out of your love and mercy you breathed into dust the breath of life, creating us to serve you and our neighbors. Call forth our prayers and acts of kindness, and strengthen us to face our mortality with confidence in the mercy of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. —Bread for the Day

02/18/2026

We condemn the EPA's repeal of the endangerment finding. As Lutherans, we find this to be a betrayal of of our commitment to stewardship of Creation (Genesis 2).

ELCA Advocacy has made a statement that we share here.

Read the full statement: bit.ly/epa-elca

02/18/2026

On Ash Wednesday, we mark our foreheads with dust, acknowledging that we die and return to the earth. At the same time, the dust traces the life-giving cross that was indelibly marked on our foreheads at baptism.

02/15/2026

Today we observe the Transfiguration of Our Lord, when Christ was revealed as God's beloved Son.

“While [Peter] was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him’” (Matthew 17:5). Praise God for revealing to us that Jesus Christ is the son of God, the promised messiah, savior and bearer of God’s love and mercy, who delivers us from the darkness of our sins and weaknesses. —Prayer Ventures

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2601 North Avenue
Metropolis, IL
62960

Opening Hours

10am - 11am

Telephone

(618) 524-4628

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