A Biblical, Traditional, Christ Centered Congregation in Ottumwa, Iowa

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Trinity Lutheran Church is a member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

Service Times and Bible Studies

Year Round
Saturday Evening Divine Service: 6:00 PM
Sunday Morning Divine Service: 9:00 AM
Bible Study: 10:30 AM
September through May
Sunday School: 10:30 AM
Wednesday School: 6:00 PM
Wednesday Vespers Service: 7:15 PM
We serve the Lord's Supper every Saturday evening and Sunday morning and on special feast days. During the school year we invite everyone to join our Wednesday School in worshiping Jesus in the beautiful Vespers Service at 7:15PM every Wednesday that Ottumwa public schools are in session.

Resources for Wednesday School Students

​​Wednesday School Memory Work Schedule 2022-23

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Swaddling Clothes is a free store open every first Tuesday of the month from 5:00-7:00 PM. We give away diapers, baby clothing and items.

Announcements

Lent Schedule

Ash Wednesday Divine Service: February 2nd at 7:00 PM
Midweek Lenten Vespers will be held the following Wednesdays at 7:00 PM with supper provided at 5:45 PM: 
March 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29. 

Holy Week

Maundy Thursday Divine Service: April 6 at 7:00 PM
Good Friday: April 7 at 7:00 PM
Easter Vigil: April 8 at 6:00 PM
Easter Sunday: April 9 at 9
Click the button above to read and listen to sermons. 

Listen to Pastor Preus' sermon on the Radio every Sunday at 1:00 PM on Ottumwa Radio,
​KBIZ 1240 AM and 102.7 FM. 

Christ for Us

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Visit Christforus.org for more sermons and other Lutheran resources.

Contact

Phone: 641-684-7279
Email:
Pastor: jamespreus@gmail.com

Location
295 Shaul Ave Ottumwa, IA 52501

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Regular Office Hours:
Tues-Thurs: 10 AM-3 PM
Pastor is normally in the office Monday through Thursday and parts of Saturday, but is often out on visits. You can drop in and see him or make an appointment ahead of time. 
Christ for Us is a collection of sermons on the Small Catechism by Rev. Rolf Preus compiled and edited by nine of his sons, eight of whom are current pastors in the Lutheran Church. This is a great resource for devotional reading. 
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 295 Shaul Ave Ottumwa, IA 52501
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Iowa District East
The Lutheran Confessions
Issues, Etc. Radio for the Thinking Christian.
Issues, Etc. is a Christ centered, cross focused radio program. 
We encourage Christians to listen to this program to learn 
more about the faith between Sundays and Bible Studies. 
2017 Making the Case Conference: Register Here!
The Brothers of John the Steadfast,
brings together Lutheran laymen to defend and promote the orthodox Christian faith which is taught in the Lutheran Confessions, provide financial support for Christian new media (e.g. Issues, Etc.), and to support other endeavors selected by its membership that defend and promote the cause of confessional Lutheranism.

More Resources

Weekly Devotions from Around The World: Theology for the Curious Christian
Devotions you can download and print for free!

Resources for Young Adults: Worldview Everlasting: Questions, Answers, and Videos discussing the Lutheran Faith. 
Preus Lutheran Hymns: Contemporary hymns written by Rev. Mark Preus to express the Scriptural and Lutheran faith for the edification of the soul and for the delight of the reader. 

I believe in the Holy, Christian, and Apostolic Church...

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The Lord's Supper
Our Lord Jesus Christ on the night when he was betrayed, took bread... and said, "Take, eat, this is my body, which is given for you. ...He took the cup after supper... and said, "Drink of it all of you; this cup is the new testament in my blood."

Jesus feeds us his true body and blood in the Sacrament of the Altar for the forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation.
 PictureWashing of Regeneration through the Blood of Christ
"He saved us, not by works done by us in righteousness, but by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior." Titus 3:5-7
We are saved by the blood of Jesus.
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Forgiveness of Sins
Jesus said to them again, 'Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.' ... 'Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you witthold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.'" John 20:21-23 "I believe that when the called ministers of Chris deal with us by his divine command, in particular when they exclude openly unrepentant sinners from the Christian congregation and absolve those who repent of their sins and want to do better, this is just as valid and certain, even in heaven, as if Christ our dear Lord dealt with us himself." Luther's Small Catechism