Mt Olive Lutheran Church

Mt Olive Lutheran Church A servant community gathered around Word and Sacrament Mt. Olive's congregation celebrated its 50th anniversary in August 2004. The second founding pastor of Mt.

The name Mt Olive was chosen because of a similarity between the hilly country of Sebastopol and the hills surrounding the Biblical Mount of Olives. The 50th anniversary of the dedication of the church building was on August 6, 2006. In the spring of 1952, a group of young people from St. Luke's in Santa Rosa and from Petaluma, with Pastor Fleischer of St. Luke's, canvassed the Sebastopol area wit

h the hope of finding people interested in starting a church in Sebastopol. On April 6, 1952, Palm Sunday, the first worship service was held in the American Legion Hall. The new congregation soon moved to the Odd Fellows Hall. Olive was Theodore Gohlke, who came out of retirement to aid the congregation in organizing a Sunday School and a Ladies' Aid, incorporating the church and adopting the name Mt. Olive Lutheran Church. An important church leader was Helen Harvell, president of the Ladies' Aid and superintendent and teacher of the Sunday School. During Pastor Gohlke's time, the congregation acquired property at Healdsburg Avenue at Murphy Avenue. The church building was constructed in 1956, while Harry Miller was Pastor; the parish hall ("Harvell Hall") was built in 1962. Olive is a member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), a church body founded by German immigrants to the US. The LCMS is involved in many activities, including Lutheran World Relief and the largest Protestant parochial elementary school system in the US. With each challenge we have encountered, we became stronger in our faith.

07/15/2025

Come join us for a fun family night watching a classic film about kids in the summertime. See you there!

Spread the word… help us worship. We have needed to repair our organ after smoke damage from a fire many years ago. Plea...
12/08/2021

Spread the word… help us worship. We have needed to repair our organ after smoke damage from a fire many years ago. Please consider donating to this cause.

Mt Olive Organ Restoration Fund Drive Want to join us in making a difference? We… Joni Schmidt needs your support for Mt Olive Lutheran Church Pipe Organ

04/14/2021

Mt Olive is open! Bible Class 9:00 am Holy Communion-Divine Service 10:00 am. Please distance and wear a mask. WELCOME TO ALL!

07/16/2020

Due to the recent shut down in our county, worship services are on hold until we can safely worship together.

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06/23/2020

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Our congregation invites you to Mt Olive, to grow in the whole counsel of God and experience the Lord in pure worship.

04/08/2020

So blessed by my church community! Celebrating the risen Lord, even when we can’t be all together.

04/08/2020

Receive Holy Communion this Easter Sunday.
Drop-in available
10am - 12 Noon!
He is Risen!!

As we practice the safety measures put forth by those that lead, please visit our website for copies of the worship bull...
03/22/2020

As we practice the safety measures put forth by those that lead, please visit our website for copies of the worship bulletins of the missed Lenten Services to utilize as a family devotional and worship time.

Our congregation invites you to Mt Olive, to grow in the whole counsel of God and experience the Lord in pure worship.

03/17/2020

In order to protect our congregation, the Wednesday Lenten Service on March 18 and the Sunday Service and Bible class on March 22 are cancelled.

03/14/2020

No bible study or service tomorrow Sunday, March 15. Our church council is meeting and will discuss future services.

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460 Murphy Avenue
Sebastopol, CA
95472

Opening Hours

9am - 11:30am

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