First Lutheran Church

06/23/2026

Last Sunday, we celebrated Carolyn and Don Moncher's 70th wedding anniversary, and Carolyn's 90th birthday.

It was picked up by the local news! Here's the video:

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- It isn't your typical Father's Day celebration for one local happy couple in West Allis."Loving, giving, they’re always there for anybody that needs them," said Dawna O'Haver,

04/02/2026

Join us for our Holy Week services at First Lutheran!
🌅Our Easter Service will be at 10am on Sunday, April 5th.
✝️Good Friday Service will be at 7pm and use the Gospel of Matthew's story of Jesus' final night and day before the cross. It will feature special music, a map to follow the path of Jesus in the story and a time for prayer around the cross.
✝️Maundy Thursday Service this evening will be at First United Methodist Church of West Allis where we will have a meal and table worship at 6pm and a Tenebrae Service at 7pm.

03/21/2026

It’s Super Service Saturday once again with our food drive with the Boy Scouts and our Quilting Bee!

03/19/2026

Week 5 of Lent at FLC 2026: 40 Days of Prayer
Theme Verse “I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:19
March 19-25: After praying for our community last week, this week we will pray for the larger church in our synod and denomination.
Prayer Prompts: On Sundays we will participate in a prayer exchange with other members. On the other 6 days pray alone or with a friend. It may be hard to know where to start. We suggest simply beginning with “Today I pray for/today we pray for…” and one or more of the following prayer prompts, perhaps adding one prompt each day…
1) Bishop Paul Erickson of the Greater Milwaukee Synod 2) The Greater Milwaukee Synod Staff including Rev Afi and Rev Becky who have visited First recently 3) Our Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry 4) The ministries and mission of Lutheran Disaster Response in the U.S. and around the world 5) ELCA World Hunger 6) The Women of the ELCA (WELCA) and Interim President Jennifer Hockenberry who visited First this fall

03/19/2026

Last week we focused our Lenten daily prayers on the community of West Allis.
1) For the other ELCA congregations in West Allis: Mount Hope, Luther Memorial and Holy Trinity 2) For our neighboring ecumenical congregations: First Methodist, First Baptist and Apostles Presbyterian 3) for the leaders and residents of the City Center neighborhood 4) for employees of the city of West Allis government: representatives and staff, fire fighters, police officers, sanitation and other workers 5) for local small business owners, teachers, craftspeople, musicians, medical and service industry 6) for all workers, laborers, family care takers and others who live or work near our church.

03/11/2026

We are having our Lenten worship at 4pm followed by soup supper tonight. Please join us for Holden Evening Prayer and fellowship with members, neighbors and friends!

03/11/2026

We are grateful for Maya and all the other firefighters who are our neighbors at First! Thank you for your service to the community.

03/04/2026

Today we are praying for our mission partner https://eras.org and https://servingolderadults.org Please pray for those that serve older adults today! Our church has long been called to support seniors in offering them housing through helping form H.O.L.I.E., Interfaith and now supporting ERAS and SOA.

Eras Senior Network is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support Waukesha & Milwaukee County seniors in leading meaningful lives.

03/04/2026

Here's are Prayer Prompts for Week 3 of Lent that starts today! We'll share links for the organizations and ministries we've supported in the last year each day!

Lent at FLC 2026: 40 Days of Prayer

Theme Verse “I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:19

Week Three of Lent/March 4-10: After opening up our lives to God in our first week of prayer, this week we will pray for our mission partners.

1) ERAS and Serving Older Adults 2) Operation Christmas Stocking 3) Los Heroes in El Salvador 4) Serenity Inns 5) Interchange Food Pantry and Street Angels 6) Breaking the Chains, Outreach for Hope, and Exceptional Chorus

Prayer Prompts: On Sundays we will participate in a prayer exchange with other members. On the other 6 days pray alone or with a friend. It may be hard to know where to start. We suggest simply beginning with “Today I pray for/today we pray for…” and one or more of the following prayer prompts, perhaps adding one prompt each day…

02/25/2026

Here are the Prayer Prompts for Week 2 of Lent!

Lent at FLC 2026: 40 Days of Prayer
Theme Verse “I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:19

Week Two of Lent/ February 25-March 3: After opening up our lives to God in our first week of prayer, this week we will pray for the mission and ministry of our church.

Prayer Prompts: On Sundays we will participate in a prayer exchange with other members. On other days pray alone or with a friend. It may be hard to know where to start. We suggest simply beginning with “Today I pray for/today we pray for…” and one or more of the following prayer prompts, perhaps adding one prompt each day…
1) in thanksgiving for Barb and our search for a new administrative assistant 2) for committees of our church (Stewardship, Education, Endowment, Scholarship, Worship and Music; Art and Design) 3) for new members, that they might find their fit 4) for our new Council (Cathy, Gayle, Deb, Laurel, Linda, and Donna, and a new member) 5) for the ministries of First including Food Pantry, Sew-and-Sew Quilters, Bible study; Childrens’ ministry, and music ministry; 6) for all volunteers