Our Savior Lutheran Church - Issaquah, Washington

Our Savior Lutheran Church 745 Front Street South Issaquah, WA 98027-4206 Tel: (425) 392-4169 Fax: (425) 392-2946 E-mail: office@oslcissaquah.org Our Savior Lutheran PreSchool: 425.392.1201, e-mail: info@oslpreschool.org Click here to visit the Preschool Web Site Lutheran Counseling Network: (425) 455-2960	Focus Newsletter July/August, 2010 (PDF) New Job Posting: OSLC Interim Youth Ministry Assistant During a time of transition in youth ministries at OSLC, this position has been established to provide an additional staff presence dedicated to working directly with middle school and senior high youth. Working closely with the supervising pastor and the Youth Ministry Committee, this position is expected to provide more consistency in the programming offered for middle school and senior high youth and to reach out to both established and new families with the love of Christ. If you are interested, please e-mail your resume to office@oslcissaquah.org. Click here to download the position description. Day Camp 2010 for children entering Preschool through Grade Six is coming to OSLC on August 2-6! Find out more information and register today at www.oslcdaycamp.com.
Worship Schedule Summer Sunday Worship (July 4 - September 5): 9:30 am Regular Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 11:00am Sunday School: 9:45 am. Will resume September 12 Back to Top
Directions We are located in the city of Issaquah, east of Seattle, Washington. Take Exit 17, the Front Street exit, off of I-90, 17 miles east of Seattle. Go South on Front Street through three traffic lights (at Gilman, Sunset, and Newport Way) Our Savior Lutheran Church is a long block past the Newport Way intersection, on the right hand side. Or, get driving directions by clicking here Back to Top
Staff Larry E. Thomas, Pastor - lethomas@oslcissaquah.org Ryan Fletcher, Associate Pastor - rdfletcher@oslcissaquah.org Connie Van Houten, Director - Our Savior Lutheran Preschool - preschool1201@hotmail.com Vern Lindquist, Parish Organist Janet Heck, Parish Administrator - janeth@oslcissaquah.org Becky Mogensen, Office Assistant, Focus Editor, Bookkeeper beckym@oslcissaquah.org Scott Hafso, Interim Choir Director Back to Top
Who We Are If you're looking for a Christian community rooted in the gracious good news of Jesus Christ, we invite you to drop by and see what's happening at OSLC! Our Savior Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Not Lutheran? Never really been a church-goer, or maybe it's been a while? Just visiting in the area? We welcome you to our community! Mission Statement The mission of Our Savior Lutheran Church is to live God's love in Jesus Christ through word and sacraments, worship and prayer, Christian nurture and fellowship, service and outreach. Vision Statement Celebrating God's grace and forgiveness in Jesus Christ, Our Savior Lutheran Church is a loving Christian community serving God, one another, and the people of the world, through worship, fellowship, learning, discipleship and outreach. We are thankful to God for our life together and we honor each other as unique and gifted children of God. We believe that God is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine. We believe that the Holy Spirit is at work among us, helping us to give freely of ourselves, so that others will come to know and experience the fullness of God's love in Jesus Christ. Guiding Principles Worship and pray in community Listen to, learn and live in God's word Honor our gifts and value our differences Communicate openly and honestly Forgive and encourage one another Acknowledge our brokenness and pursue healing and reconciliation Serve and support those in need Create a safe place to share our joy and pain Bear witness to Jesus Christ in word and service Back to Top
Groups and Activities Some of the groups and activities at OSLC: Education: Logos, our all-ages discipleship learning lab and education hour begins at 9:45 a.m.; inquirers' classes; confirmation classes; vacation church school; Bible study; library; Our Savior Lutheran Preschool. Music: adult choir, children's choir and adult bell choir, church band, confirmation band, and brass ensemble Youth: middle school and high school youth groups. Activities include weekly meetings, retreats, hiking, skiing, Bible study, mission trips and community service. Fellowship: coffee and fellowship hour following each 8:30 service; , bowling, quilting, women's circles, golf tournaments, mid-life spirituality group, men's study group, adult retreats, special events. Community outreach: service projects throughout the year Back to Top
Related Links Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Northwest Washington Synod, ELCA Issaquah Front Street Web Issaquah School District Trinity Lutheran College Pacific Lutheran University Holden Village Back to Top
Suggestion Box Please send suggestions for improvements to the OSLC web site here. We hope to eventually include regularly changing information such as calendars, sermons, and service opportunities. If you'd like to volunteer to prepare and post such information, please let us know! Thank you for visiting the Our Savior Lutheran Church web site! Back to Top