Grace Lutheran Church Vine Grove

09/05/2026

Unfortunately, Grace will not be set up to table the event like we did last year. But this will still be a fun event (for a good cause) and we encourage all to attend with their children.

06/25/2026

Today is the anniversary of the presentation of the Augsburg Confession!

The churches which designate themselves as Lutheran are more correctly called churches of the Augsburg Confession. For to be Lutheran does not mean to accept as authoritative or binding the teachings much less the casual and informal utterances of Martin Luther. It means, rather, to accept as binding and authoritative what Luther himself acknowledged, namely, the Word of God as received in the prophetic and apostolic Scriptures and that affirmation of the Word of God confessed in the declaration of faith made before the emperor and estates of the Holy Roman empire of the German nation at Augsburg on June 25, 1530, by seven electors and princes and by the city councils of the free imperial cities of Nürnberg and Reutlingen. The authors of the Augsburg Confession and of the related Symbolical Books of the Lutheran Church regarded themselves as the heirs of the Catholic Church of every century. And that fact governs the way in which those churches that bear the reformers name look to the Reformation that likewise bears his name. At Augsburg, the princes and cities that had experienced that Reformation declared, “In doctrine and ceremonies nothing has been received on our part against Scripture or the Catholic Church. For it is manifest that we have taken most diligent care lest some new and impious dogmas creep into our Churches.”
(Dr. A.C.Peipkorn)

06/24/2026

Almighty and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift: Send down upon our bishops, and other clergy, and upon the congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace: and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honor of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, having received more than 50% percent of the votes cast in the third ballot for the election of the president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), is the president-elect for the 2026–2029 triennium. It will be his sixth term in office.

May the Lord richly endue him with strength for continued service and make him a blessing to the Synod and to the church.

Read more: https://www.lcms.org/convention/national/elections

04/28/2026

If you watched the Concordia Seminary placement service you might have noticed a familiar face as crucifer!

03/28/2026

Tomorrow is Palm Sunday!

Ever wonder what Palm Sunday sounds like on the other side of the world?

Below is a recording of Psalm 150 sung in three languages, Coptic (a derivative of Ancient Egyptian), Arabic, and English, with the refrain "Jesus Christ the Son of God has entered Jerusalem."

What a neat glimpse into our brothers and sisters liturgical lives!

Copts sing Psalm 150 in diffrent ways for diffrent fasts and feasts: different melodies and some additional verses (refrain) about the feast or the fast.This...