Faith Lutheran Church of Salisbury, MD

Faith Lutheran Church of Salisbury, MD We are an ELCA and Reconciling in Christ congregation. We celebrate a full liturgy and singing of hymns. All welcome! We welcome you! God's arms are open wide!

We worship on the 1st, 3rd and 4th (5th) Sundays of the month at 11:30am and on Saturday of the second weekend of the month at 4:30pm. A congregation of the ELCA - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Delaware-Maryland Synod. As a Reconciling in Christ community, we are an inclusive community of faith.

09/09/2026

September is a great time for self care and boosting health! Join us for this FREE class which begins next week at the Worcester County Tourism Office in Snow Hill, MD. Taught by Extension Educators in partnership with the Worcester County Health Department. To register or find out more: https://worcesterhealth.org/prevention-menu/cooking-up-health-a-nourishing-neighbors-program

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, please reach out to Lynn Matava by 9/13/26 at [email protected] or 410-742-6141.

University programs, activities, and facilities are available to all without regard to race, color, s*x, gender identity or expression, s*xual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, religion, protected veteran status, genetic information, personal appearance, or any other legally protected class.

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09/09/2026

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09/09/2026

Peter came and said to [Jesus,] “Lord, if my brother or sister sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.
Matthew 18:21-22

09/09/2026

Some crises dominate the headlines.

Others slowly disappear from them.

But disappearing from our news feeds does not mean the suffering has ended.

In Sudan, years of war have displaced millions of people and devastated communities. As humanitarian resources are stretched increasingly thin, access to food, shelter, health care, clean water, and other basic necessities becomes even more precarious.

Across the region, our Lutheran siblings through The Lutheran World Federation's World Service are accompanying Sudanese refugees and displaced people, providing shelter, food assistance, clean water, protection, education, psychosocial support, and other forms of care.

This is diakonia lived out across borders.

It is the Church refusing to look away.

It is accompaniment that says to people whose suffering may have disappeared from the headlines:

You have not been forgotten.

Today we pray for the people of Sudan, for those forced from their homes, and for all who continue the difficult work of accompaniment, relief, advocacy, and peacemaking.

May we, too, refuse to look away.

Image: Rabee Omer Yahya at his workshop in Cluster L, Kiryandongo refugee settlement. Photo: D. Naamala

09/08/2026

Why are people cruel?

There may be many answers: fear, anger, resentment, the desire for power, or simply learning to see another person as somehow less worthy of compassion.

But perhaps there is another question worth asking:

What happens when cruelty becomes ordinary?

When mocking someone becomes entertainment.
When humiliation earns applause.
When another person's suffering becomes something to scroll past.
When contempt becomes easier than compassion.

The Christian response is not simply to “be nice.”

We are called to something deeper.

To recognize the image of God in people others dismiss.
To protect dignity when it is being stripped away.
To stand beside those who are wounded or excluded.
To speak when silence would make us participants.
To practice mercy while still seeking justice.

Diakonia is a ministry of presence and service, but it is also a witness against everything that diminishes human dignity.

Cruelty may be loud.

Love does not have to be louder.

But it must be present.

09/07/2026

God of work and rest, bless the labor of our hands, strengthen those who are weary, protect those whose work places them at risk, and lead us toward justice for all who labor. Amen.

09/06/2026

Human recognition may fluctuate, but your God-given worth does not. You are seen more fully than any opinion can measure.

“I have loved you with an everlasting love.” — Jeremiah 31:3.

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Address

1416 Old Ocean City Road
Salisbury, MD
21804

Opening Hours

10:30am - 12:30pm

Telephone

+14107427002

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