In Marysville, Faith Lutheran Church is known as Faith by the Lake, a congregation centered on the Good News of Christ's love and an open welcome to Holy Communion. At 1000 D St, worship, education, fellowship and service in the community shape the church's vision for life together.
A Mission of Welcome and Transformation
Faith's mission says that others may come to know a transformed life through a holy, loving, forgiving and accepting God. The church joyfully worships and tells of the Good News of Christ's love. Its vision says people are encountered by and changed by the living Christ through worship, education, fellowship and service in the community. The church's welcome is grounded in the grace of God and Holy Communion.
Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.
Faith gathers for worship every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. The monthly rhythm of pastoral leadership is divided among the first three Sundays and the fourth:
- Pastor Jeff Berg serves on the first and third Sundays.
- Pastor Misty Lampshire serves on the second Sunday.
- Lay leaders lead worship on the fourth Sunday.
Faith also has a regular schedule of supply pastors. These pastors come from other areas to officiate and spread the Good News, while the congregation identifies the pastor serving each Sunday through its Facebook account.
Sharing Grace and Holy Communion
The church extends an explicit invitation to share in the grace of God and Holy Communion regardless of background, race, gender, sexuality, religion or spirituality, relationship status, financial status, or living arrangement. Faith summarizes this approach as Everyone Belongs, making welcome an explicit part of the church's identity and Sunday worship.
Music in Faith's Worship
Music is described as a special part of worship, helping people lift their voices, hearts and praise to God. Faith's music ministry includes a piano player, and the church has expressed enthusiasm for learning new songs for worship. The focus is on music as an active part of the gathered church's praise.
Education, Fellowship and Service
Education stands beside worship, fellowship and service in Faith's vision, and Bible study is identified as a group ministry. The church describes being encountered and changed by the living Christ through these same areas of life. Service is expressly oriented toward the community, while fellowship names the shared life of the congregation. Together, these commitments define how Faith understands its work beyond and within its Sunday worship.
Faith's Place in Marysville
Faith's Lutheran identity is reflected in its name and in its connection with the Sierra Pacific Synod. The monthly pastoral pattern gives the congregation a consistent Sunday rhythm, drawing on two named pastors, lay leadership and additional supply pastors from other areas.
Everyone Belongs
At Faith by the Lake, the central message is a transformed life through an encounter with the living Christ. Sunday worship at 10:00 a.m. combines the church's welcome to Holy Communion, rotating pastoral leadership and active music with the wider commitments of education, fellowship and service.