Welcome to King of Grace & Trinity Lutheran Churches!
Thank you for visiting! We are a dual parish in northeastern Iowa that shares the Good News of the forgiveness, hope, and salvation that Jesus has won for us. We are a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) which is in fellowship with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). Please join us for one of our services at King of Grace in Waukon, Iowa on Sundays at 9:00 AM or Trinity Lutheran Church in Calmar, Iowa at 11:00 AM. All are welcome!
Luke 2:42–52 Now [Jesus’] parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, but supposing Him to be in the group they went a day’s journey, but then they began to search for Him among their relatives and acquaintances, and when…
Matthew 2:1–12 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star when it rose and have come to worship Him.” When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired…
Exordium In the Gospel of St. Luke, we learn of a man named Simeon who was righteous and devout. He is one of many who had been waiting for the “consolation of Israel” (Luke 2:25). A man who was hanging on God’s promise of forgiveness and salvation through the coming Messiah. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he saw the fulfillment of God’s promise to send the Messiah—the Christ.…
Homilies based on Luke 2:8–14 I. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. (Luke 2:8–9) The stones around Bethlehem still shake with memory from this wonderful night! Quiet, peaceful, calm—these are all words that come to mind as we think about the night…
