Mellingers Lutheran Church worships every Sunday morning at 9:00 am with a service of Word and Sacrament which means the Bible is read, the Gospel proclaimed, Confession and Forgiveness is offered and Holy Communion is shared with all who are Baptized in the Name of the Father Son and Holy Spirit. All are welcome. A nursery is available during worship.
We follow the Church Year which is patterned after the life of Jesus and have special services during the course of the year:
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Palm Sunday....we remember Jesus' entry into Jerusalem
On Christmas Eve, every December 24th we have a candlelight service of Holy Communion with music beginnig at 7:00
During Lent we worship every Wednesday evening at 7:00 with the congregations of the North Lancaster Cluster of Lutheran Churches. We meet each week at a different congregation. The member churches are Mellingers; Swamp, Reinholds; Faith, Denver; St. Paul, Adamstown; Muddy Creek, Denver; Bergstrasse, Ephrata and St. John Center, East Earl.
Holy Week services include Maundy Thursday Communion in the fellowship hall at 7:00 pm at which time members share Communion with one another after which we go upstairs to the nave and chancel and commemorate the betrayal of Christ.
Good Friday Service of the Shadows at 7:00 pm remembers the death of Our Lord.
The Easter Dawn Service is held at 6:30 am on Easter Sunday followed by Holy Communion at 9:00.
We worship together with the Cluster on Ascension Day evening at 7:30 at Swamp in Reinholds.
We also worship every Thanksgiving Eve with our brothers and Sisters from Wiest Methodist Church in Schoeneck. We alternate years hosting the event with the pastor from the guest church preaching.
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The Adult Choir practices Thursday evenings at 6:45.
The Bell Choir and Symphonette play on Festival days.
Mellinger's Hilltop Singers are a vocal music group which sings for Senior Centers in the area.
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The Day of Pentecost....the birthday of the Holy Church....Acts Chapter 2
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