Worship Services
Worship services at Gloria Dei are bustling with friendly faces of all ages. Each worship opportunity has its own unique delivery and all are centered around compassion, grace, and joy. The very nature of worship provides an opportunity for us to meet in community together and to make space to engage in our faith in a busy world. There is room for everyone in worship at Gloria Dei!
Sunday
Traditional Worship
8:30AM IN THE SANCTUARY
A worship experience utilizing our rich ELW (Evangelical Lutheran Worship) hymnal settings. Our traditional worship includes diverse leadership from pastors, worship assistants and cantors, and a variety of musical styles and dynamic messages grounded in the the gospel.
ONLINE WORSHIP
9:30AM ON YOUTUBE
Our weekly online worship service is available live on YouTube every Sunday at 9:30am! Our online worship experience blends our traditional and contemporary services to provide a unique opportunity to be a church without walls.
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Missed the live stream? No problem! The video will be available YouTube!
EpicOneEight Worship
10:30AM* IN THE SANCTUARY
EpicOneEight is inspired by the acronym EPIC - Experiential, Participatory, Image-Rich, and Community, and the verse, "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:8.
With a high value on connection and authenticity, this worship experience features participatory sermons as well as a band that ranges from acoustic and rock, to jazz and bluegrass on any given Sunday.
*EpicOneEight takes a break on the following weekends:
Memorial Day weekend
Independence Day weekend
Labor Day weekend
MEA weekend (Third weekend in October)
Weekend after Christmas (date dependant on where Christmas falls within a week)
wednesday
Med city dinner church
6:00PM IN THE LOOKING WITHIN CENTER
Med City Dinner Church is our newest worship and community experience. The night starts at 6pm with one of Gloria Dei’s own “celebrity chefs” who does all the cooking (so you don’t have to). We gather in the Looking Within Center for a meal and conversation which transitions into an interactive worship experience with live music, conversation, a message, and communion.
But Don’t Forget About Dessert
Once dinner and worship finish up at 7pm remember to stay for dessert! Confirmation students go to their small groups, high school students head to the youth room, our elementary school students participate in a contemplative experience (Med City Vibes), and the choir starts practice in the sanctuary. All of them will get some dessert as they head to the next thing.
Everyone else is invited to chill and soak up some coffee house vibes in the Looking Within Center. We have a chance to decompress in a low-agenda space complete with candles, dessert, good conversation, games, puzzles, and sometimes live music.