Who we are
Our Mission
To Know, Live and Share the Love of Christ
Under the blessing of God, the mission of Village Lutheran Church is a ministry of the Word and Sacraments. This ministry gives opportunities for mission, witness, nurture, fellowship, stewardship, and service. It focuses on the specific needs of individuals and groups within the congregation and extends to the church-at-large, the community, and the world.
The Chapel School is an integral part of the congregation’s ministry directed specifically to children. It provides a distinctive Christian education enabling children to evidence a Christian lifestyle and to achieve academic success.
OUR CORE VALUES
Faith Values
We value the lost coming to faith and the faithful strengthened through the Word and the Sacraments. We value our Lutheran heritage of grace alone, faith alone and scripture alone.
Life Values
We value high quality worship in diverse forms. We value high quality Christian education and relevant preaching. We value faithful stewardship of time, talents and financial resources. We value lay leadership in ministry, especially the service of women. We value the care of body, mind and spirit. We value social justice and helping others.
Community Values
We value our strong commitment to the communities we serve: (the Bronx, Southern Connecticut, Upper Manhattan and lower Westchester County). We value our partnership with the Atlantic District staff and with the congregations, schools and ministries that the District serves. We value the legacy of our partnership with Concordia College as an institution and with the former students, faculty and staff.
To Know, Live and Share the Love of Christ
Under the blessing of God, the mission of Village Lutheran Church is a ministry of the Word and Sacraments. This ministry gives opportunities for mission, witness, nurture, fellowship, stewardship, and service. It focuses on the specific needs of individuals and groups within the congregation and extends to the church-at-large, the community, and the world.
The Chapel School is an integral part of the congregation’s ministry directed specifically to children. It provides a distinctive Christian education enabling children to evidence a Christian lifestyle and to achieve academic success.
OUR CORE VALUES
Faith Values
We value the lost coming to faith and the faithful strengthened through the Word and the Sacraments. We value our Lutheran heritage of grace alone, faith alone and scripture alone.
Life Values
We value high quality worship in diverse forms. We value high quality Christian education and relevant preaching. We value faithful stewardship of time, talents and financial resources. We value lay leadership in ministry, especially the service of women. We value the care of body, mind and spirit. We value social justice and helping others.
We value our strong commitment to the communities we serve: (the Bronx, Southern Connecticut, Upper Manhattan and lower Westchester County). We value our partnership with the Atlantic District staff and with the congregations, schools and ministries that the District serves. We value the legacy of our partnership with Concordia College as an institution and with the former students, faculty and staff.

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Leadership
Leader Name:
Rev. Dr. Robert Hartwell
Leader Position:
Senior Pastor
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(914) 771-9711
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Leader Bio:
Pastor Robert Hartwell: Beginning his ministry as a disc jockey in Christian radio, he graduated from Cleveland State University in 1989 and earned a Master of Divinity Degree from Concordia Theological Seminary- Fort Wayne in 1993. He received a doctorate from NY Theological Seminary in 2002. His Doctoral work led to the creation of the Professional Development School's Concord of Excellence between The Chapel School and Concordia College. Concordia College has since closed and the campus is now the home of the New York-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences In 2011, he completed a MBA in Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innovative Management from Bay Path College.
Pastor Hartwell first call was to Trinity Lutheran Church and School at Hicksville, NY in 1993, serving as Assistant Pastor and later, as Associate Pastor. In 1998, he received the call as Associate Pastor of Village Lutheran Church (VLC) and The Chapel School (TCS). He was called as Senior Pastor at VLC and TCS in 2003.
Pastor Hartwell has partnered with the Wartburg, Lutheran Social Services and most especially the Lutheran Counseling Center where he has served as a member of the Advisory Board and Board of Directors. In 2003 he helped open a dedicated Lutheran Counseling Center (LCC) site on the VLC campus which remains one of its most active counseling sites.
Pastor Hartwell has worked as an Adjunct Professor at the former Concordia College, Long Island Business Institute (LIBI) and the Atlantic District Deaconate Program in the areas of Religion, Education and Business. He has served terms as both Secretary and Regional Vice-President of the Atlantic District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LC--MS), was the Chairperson of Grace at Ground Zero Book and Symposium (after 9/11) and the Chairperson of the Fan into Flame Appeal. Pastor Hartwell is a past board member of the American Lutheran Publicity Bureau, has served on the board of the Counseling Center of Bronxville (Reformed Church) and helped found and co-chaired the Bronxville, Tuckahoe, and Eastchester Interfaith Council (BIC). He also recently was a clergy and resident representative on the Bronxville Police Community Relations Committee.
Rob and his wife, Sue, have been married for almost 35 years. Sue is a Special Education Teacher and a Real Estate Professional at Park Sterling Reality in Bronxville. Sue and Rob are the parents of two adult children who live in the NY area. Rob enjoys playing baritone in the Brass Choir, is an avid cyclist, and treasures daily walks (in warmer weather) with Sue.
Pastor Hartwell first call was to Trinity Lutheran Church and School at Hicksville, NY in 1993, serving as Assistant Pastor and later, as Associate Pastor. In 1998, he received the call as Associate Pastor of Village Lutheran Church (VLC) and The Chapel School (TCS). He was called as Senior Pastor at VLC and TCS in 2003.
Pastor Hartwell has partnered with the Wartburg, Lutheran Social Services and most especially the Lutheran Counseling Center where he has served as a member of the Advisory Board and Board of Directors. In 2003 he helped open a dedicated Lutheran Counseling Center (LCC) site on the VLC campus which remains one of its most active counseling sites.
Pastor Hartwell has worked as an Adjunct Professor at the former Concordia College, Long Island Business Institute (LIBI) and the Atlantic District Deaconate Program in the areas of Religion, Education and Business. He has served terms as both Secretary and Regional Vice-President of the Atlantic District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LC--MS), was the Chairperson of Grace at Ground Zero Book and Symposium (after 9/11) and the Chairperson of the Fan into Flame Appeal. Pastor Hartwell is a past board member of the American Lutheran Publicity Bureau, has served on the board of the Counseling Center of Bronxville (Reformed Church) and helped found and co-chaired the Bronxville, Tuckahoe, and Eastchester Interfaith Council (BIC). He also recently was a clergy and resident representative on the Bronxville Police Community Relations Committee.
Rob and his wife, Sue, have been married for almost 35 years. Sue is a Special Education Teacher and a Real Estate Professional at Park Sterling Reality in Bronxville. Sue and Rob are the parents of two adult children who live in the NY area. Rob enjoys playing baritone in the Brass Choir, is an avid cyclist, and treasures daily walks (in warmer weather) with Sue.
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Village Lutheran Church Service Times
Summer Worship
9 am: Communion Service Outside on Porch
10:45 am: Communion Service in air-conditioned sanctuary
Note there is no Saturday Service in the summer. The Saturday 5:30 pm service resumes after Labor Day.
Summer Worship Update
Beginning Sunday, July 3, we will move to a summer schedule of two services per weekend. The Saturday service will be suspended until September; the 9:00 a.m. family service will be on the Great Porch; and the 10:45 a.m. service in the sanctuary with live-streaming.
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9 am: Communion Service Outside on Porch
10:45 am: Communion Service in air-conditioned sanctuary
Note there is no Saturday Service in the summer. The Saturday 5:30 pm service resumes after Labor Day.
Summer Worship Update
Beginning Sunday, July 3, we will move to a summer schedule of two services per weekend. The Saturday service will be suspended until September; the 9:00 a.m. family service will be on the Great Porch; and the 10:45 a.m. service in the sanctuary with live-streaming.
It's been more than 3 years since the last service times update. Please make sure to contact the church to confirm service times.
Please contact the church to confirm Service Times or SUBSCRIBE to updates below

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O Holy Spirit of God, abide with us; inspire all our thoughts; pervade our imaginations; suggest all our decisions; order all our doings. Be with us in our silence and in our speech, in our haste and in our leisure, in company and in solitude, in the freshness of the morning and in the weariness of the evening; and give us grace at all times humbly to rejoice in Thy mysterious companionship.
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