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About Our Worship

Worship Times

Saturday, 5:00 pm Sunday, 8:15 & 10:45 am Our Saturday evening worship is an informal service with a simplified liturgy. Sunday worship varies from week to week. We use a variety of worship settings from a praise service with a band to various settings from the Evangelical Worship resource book using piano or organ for accompaniment. Our worship is supported by an adult choir, bell choir and occasional children’s choir, along with special music from various groups and soloists. The Sacrament of Holy Communion is offered at every service and is available to all who believe Jesus Christ is present in the meal. A staffed nursery is available during Sunday worship.

 

What We Believe

We are an exciting, spiritual, vibrant Lutheran Church in a dynamic community. We beckon everyone to know Jesus Christ through the Word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit. We offer the Holy Sacraments to all who worship the Lord with us! Our members are committed to discipleship and live that commitment through: Daily Prayer, Weekly Worship, Daily Bible Reading, Serving in and Beyond our Congregation, Nurturing Relationships and Generous Giving. God is directing our church’s spiritual growth. Our commitment to discipleship, along with our warm, friendly atmosphere and many exciting worship opportunities are rapidly attracting those who are looking for a growing relationship with the Lord! We simply go where He leads us, and we are willing to be what He wants us to be. We are a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. To learn more about what we believe, click here.

 

 

Staff

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Rev. Lisa Davis Parker, Pastor Pastor Lisa Parker has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Miami University, a Master of Arts and Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa and a Masters of Divinity from Wartburg Theological Seminary. Prior to returning to school to pursue her call to ministry she worked in marketing and graphic design. She is originally from Chagrin Falls, Ohio and is married to Rod Hanze. She enjoys reading and riding her bicycle.

Grace Heimerdinger-Baake, Director of Youth and Family Ministry Grace Heimerdinger-Baake  joined RLC fresh out of college. She attended Marquette University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a minor in criminology and law studies. She is originally from Pearl City, Illinois and is married to Taylor Heimerdinger-Baake. Grace enjoys farming, DIY projects, and Pinterest.

Janice Stocker, Office Manager Janice Stocker joined the Resurrection staff after several years in the construction industry. She is originally from Fort Dodge and graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High School. She is married to Mark Stocker and they have two children, Tyler and Sarah. Janice is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and enjoys participating in that with both her children.

How To Find Us

 The church under the bell tower

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Who We’ve Been

Resurrection Lutheran Church was chartered as a mission church of the American Lutheran Church in February 1978. The congregation met in the Ankeny Theater and the experience of coming to worship with the smell of popcorn and the stickiness of leftover chewing gum underfoot became a part of the culture of RLC. The congregation met in the Ankeny Theater until a sanctuary and small fellowship area was built in 1979, and subsequently the north and west wings were added. Later, the land to the south of the church was acquired with an eye to future expansion. Most recently an exterior remodeling project was completed.