Serve others inside Trinity.

All our members are welcome to join any of the committees at Trinity. Worship Committee meets with Pastor quarterly to plan our congregation’s worship services. Mission/ Outreach Committees work together each month planning ways to serve our neighbors and get the word out about God’s love and the fellowship we enjoy, particularly, here at Trinity. Christian Education Committee meets with the Director of Youth and Family Ministries to plan engaging lessons, activities, and experiences for our church youth. Our Property Committee works hard to care for our two buildings: the Sanctuary and the Education Building. They are also charged with the task of caring for our land and our parking lots. The Finance Committee has the responsibility of overseeing our church budget. Other committees and teams include Council, Audit, Endowment, Memorial, Nominating Team, Personnel, and Scholarship, Stewardship, and Strategic Planning. To learn more about each committee, connect with them at our Ministry Fair in the Fall.

What To Expect:

Worship service is every Sunday at 10:00 AM.

We believe God is our creator and has promised to love us always.

We believe Jesus Christ, fully God and fully human, is God’s promise living among us. He experienced all the pain and joy and challenges of human life. God’s
forgiving love was revealed to us when Jesus suffered death on the cross. He came back to new life and has promised us new life in unity with God.

We believe the Holy Spirit is God’s promise touching our spirits and animating our lives, guiding us – even through our most difficult moments.

We believe God is among us in community. Mysterious, yet very real, God promises to be with us always, even to the end of the age. 

We welcome wiggles and coos sounds of youth!. We are eager to engage them in the life of worship and their families, at church. Our message for all ages each Sunday will speak directly to you with messages that are relevant to them. Sunday Session is from 9-10 during the school year on most Sunday mornings in our education building. There is space to move around plus accessible seating in our pews. There is also a children’ s area to allow for movement breaks. The nursery is available for children to enjoy with their parent’s supervision.

We are located at 717 Chambers St. in Ottawa, Illinois nestled in a neighborhood on Ottawa’s south side. There are parking lots to the south of the building and to the north as well as the east side of the building. There is an elevator located in the sanctuary building that is at the east end of the walkway. The walkway connects the sanctuary to the education building.

This is a friendly community that will welcome you where you are at in your faith journey whether you have solid Christian beliefs or not. Hospitality is an important practice for us. Pastor is always eager to meet new people and learn about their faith perspectives to see how they might intersect with Christ’s mission of loving God and loving our neighbors as ourselves. 

Other ways to serve.

Sunday Worship Assistants

The original Greek word for ‘liturgy’ literally translates to ‘the work of the people’. Our Sunday morning Holy Communion worship service really is a work of many people. A labor of love, volunteers serve with great pride and joy in many ways. Worship Assistants include Ushers, Communion Stewards/ Assistants, a Lector, a Video Technician, and Java Junction host. To learn more about one of these roles or to sign up to volunteer, please contact the church office or Pastor.

Altar Guild

Altar Guild prepares the altar for Holy Communion each Sunday and for holiday services. Altar Guild members prepare the communion elements, maintain the communion vessels, and attend to the altar and chancel paraments. For more information about joining the Altar Guild, please contact the church office.

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. John 4:7

Choir

The Trinity Choir is made up of a wide variety of musicians with various musical backgrounds. They sing a mixture of different choral styles from many resources. Choir season is September through May. The choir also performs annually for all the special services of the church including the Community Thanksgiving Service, Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols, and Holy Week services. TLC choir is open to all who wish to attend with practices Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm in the choir room next to the organ loft. The goal of the TLC choir is to honor and worship God through our musical talents. There are no auditions to join the group; all are accepted!

Worship Band

Trinity Lutheran Church’s Worship Band enhances the church service by providing music composed by modern day artists for a more contemporary type of service. We always happily welcome new members! If you like the more contemporary Christian songs, you would enjoy being a part of our group. We rehearse on Sundays before worship.

Ways To Get Involved Outside The Church

You are always welcome here.