God's love in Jesus Christ moves us to respond in various ministries. We are moved to worship, to study His word and to serve in our church and our community. We invite participation in our ministries as you also respond to God's love.
We Worship as Lutherans
We call worship the Divine Service. In worship God serves us with His grace and His Spirit to encourage and strengthen us with the power to live new, exciting, and purposeful LIFE.
Worship Services
Mt. Olive offers three regular weekly worship services in
three different worship styles. Visitors and guests are welcome at
any of these 
services.
Saturday Evening, 7:00 pm Informal worship with visuals
Sunday Morning, 8:30 am Contemporary worship with music led by Praise Team
Sunday Morning, 10:30 am Traditional worship with liturgy and accompanied by organ
Special worship services are offered during the festival seasons of the church year with midweek servvices during Advent and Lent and festival services during Holy Week and at Christmas. These services often follow special themes.
The Lord's Meal
The Lord’s
Meal (Holy Communion) is served on the 1st and 3rd
Sundays of each month
and the preceding Saturdays.
What is the benefit of Jesus’ Meal?
That is shown us by these words, “Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins”; namely, that in Jesus’ Meal forgiveness of sins, life and salvation are given us through these words. For where there is forgiveness of sins, there is also life and salvation.
Who receives such benefits and is welcome at the Lord’s Meal?
That person is truly worthy and well prepared who has faith in these words, “Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.” But whoever does not believe these words, or doubts, is unworthy and unprepared; for the words ‘for you’ require all hearts to believe.”
Sermon Series
Sermon series are chosen by the pastor. The purpose of the sermon is: To serve people the scrumptious feast of God’s mercy and grace, nourishing and strengthening hungry spirits for meaningful and significant lives today, tomorrow, and for all eternity.
“You can know about God,” says Tony Campolo, a prominent evangelist, “but the question is, do you know God? You can have solid theology and be orthodox to the core, but have you experienced God in you own life?” Campolo states, “We are looking for transcendence in the midst of the mundane.”
Seventy-five percent of believers say that a “very important” reason for their faith is to “forge a personal relationship with God.”
“Young people got tired of hearing that once upon a time people experienced God directly,” says Christian historian Martin E. Marty of the University of Chicago. “they want it to happen for themselves.”
The Book of Acts tells the story of the experiences of the followers of Jesus in the 30 years following His ascension. The Book of Acts shows us how you and I today can experience God through Jesus Christ and are encouraged by His Holy Spirit.