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Luther Memorial Chapel
Shorewood
WI
53211-2431
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Who we are
We Believe...
...in the one true God, the Holy Trinity, as confessed in the three ecumenical creeds, who is the Creator and Sustainer of all things;
...that all people are in bondage to sin, death, and the devil, and are unable to free themselves or make themselves right with God by their own powers;
...that Jesus Christ, true God and true man, lived a perfect and holy life for us, shed His blood for us on the cross to atone for our sins, and rose from the grave on the third day declaring His victory over Satan and the grave for us;
...that the Holy Spirit delivers Christ’s forgiveness, life, and salvation to us–fully and freely–through the preaching of the Word, through Baptism, Absolution, and the Lord’s Supper;
...that Christ is working in us to lead lives of faith toward God and fervent love toward one another in the vocations to which He calls us;
...that Christ's Church is to send out workers to proclaim the Gospel and is to bear witness to the living hope she has in Christ Jesus with gentleness and respect;
...that Christ's Church is to actively extend God's mercy to the poor and weak and defenseless, showing love to our neighbors;
...that Christ will come again on the Last Day to judge the living and the dead and to give eternal life to all who believe in Him.
...that the entire Bible is the inerrant, inspired, and holy Word of God and the source and norm of Christian doctrine; the confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church as found in the Book of Concord of 1580 are a correct exposition of this Word of God.
...in the one true God, the Holy Trinity, as confessed in the three ecumenical creeds, who is the Creator and Sustainer of all things;
...that all people are in bondage to sin, death, and the devil, and are unable to free themselves or make themselves right with God by their own powers;
...that Jesus Christ, true God and true man, lived a perfect and holy life for us, shed His blood for us on the cross to atone for our sins, and rose from the grave on the third day declaring His victory over Satan and the grave for us;
...that the Holy Spirit delivers Christ’s forgiveness, life, and salvation to us–fully and freely–through the preaching of the Word, through Baptism, Absolution, and the Lord’s Supper;
...that Christ is working in us to lead lives of faith toward God and fervent love toward one another in the vocations to which He calls us;
...that Christ's Church is to send out workers to proclaim the Gospel and is to bear witness to the living hope she has in Christ Jesus with gentleness and respect;
...that Christ's Church is to actively extend God's mercy to the poor and weak and defenseless, showing love to our neighbors;
...that Christ will come again on the Last Day to judge the living and the dead and to give eternal life to all who believe in Him.
...that the entire Bible is the inerrant, inspired, and holy Word of God and the source and norm of Christian doctrine; the confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church as found in the Book of Concord of 1580 are a correct exposition of this Word of God.
Street Address
3833 N Maryland Ave
Shorewood,
WI
53211-2431
United States
Phone: (414) 332-5732
Fax: (414) 332-3696
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Church Pastor
Rev. Dr. Kenneth Wieting
Parish Pastor
3833 N Maryland Ave
Shorewood,
WI
53211-2431
United States
Phone: (414) 332-5732
Fax: (414) 332-3696
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Quote of the Day
Psalms 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
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Lutheran Church
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Rev. Dr. Kenneth Wieting
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Kathryn Hill
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3833 N Maryland Ave
Shorewood, WI
53211-2431
Shorewood, WI
53211-2431
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Divine Service
Sundays @ 9:00am
Mondays @ 7:00pm
Bible Study & Sunday School
Sundays @ 10:30am
Morning Prayer (Matins)
Wednesdays @ 8:30am
Service Times last updated on the 26th of October, 2017
Divine Service
Sundays @ 9:00am
Mondays @ 7:00pm
Bible Study & Sunday School
Sundays @ 10:30am
Morning Prayer (Matins)
Wednesdays @ 8:30am
Service Times last updated on the 26th of October, 2017
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Luther Memorial Chapel History
A History of Luther Memorial Chapel and University Student Center
In November 1914, Sunday School classes for 10 students were held at Ravenna, an amusement park in the southwest area of Shorewood. A missionary, Pastor Theodore Kissling of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, taught the classes. Winter weather forced the students to be moved to the pastor’s home but his landlord objected. The classes were then held in various locations with the permission of the Shorewood Village Board.
By April 1915, through the Synod’s Extension Fund, a portable chapel was sent and assembled by a group of men from the area. On April 18, 1915 Luther Chapel of East Milwaukee was dedicated! In March 1916, a constitution was adopted and signed by sixteen charter members. At that time we were known as the “Evangelical Lutheran Church of East Milwaukee.”
In 1917, the congregation purchased three lots on the corner of Maryland Ave. and Shorewood Blvd. where we are presently located. The Village of East Milwaukee had become the Village of Shorewood, and in 1920 our congregation became Luther Memorial Chapel.
As the congregation grew the need for a larger sanctuary became obvious and in 1924 work on the church’s current building began and it was dedicated in 1925.
In 1936, we purchased the property on the northwest corner of Shorewood and Maryland and built our present parsonage.
As the congregation continued to grow two additions were built. The first one, immediately to the north of the sanctuary was built in 1951. It houses a gymnasium and a large ground floor room for activities. In the mid 1960's two properties facing Frederick Avenue were purchased and our education wing was added to the west of the two existing buildings. The cornerstone was laid 1967.
In 2002, the synod’s campus ministry at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was transferred to our congregation. The lower level of the 1951 addition is now the University Student Center. Our University outreach includes UWM, Concordia, Marquette, Wisconsin Lutheran, and MSOE.
In November 1914, Sunday School classes for 10 students were held at Ravenna, an amusement park in the southwest area of Shorewood. A missionary, Pastor Theodore Kissling of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, taught the classes. Winter weather forced the students to be moved to the pastor’s home but his landlord objected. The classes were then held in various locations with the permission of the Shorewood Village Board.
By April 1915, through the Synod’s Extension Fund, a portable chapel was sent and assembled by a group of men from the area. On April 18, 1915 Luther Chapel of East Milwaukee was dedicated! In March 1916, a constitution was adopted and signed by sixteen charter members. At that time we were known as the “Evangelical Lutheran Church of East Milwaukee.”
In 1917, the congregation purchased three lots on the corner of Maryland Ave. and Shorewood Blvd. where we are presently located. The Village of East Milwaukee had become the Village of Shorewood, and in 1920 our congregation became Luther Memorial Chapel.
As the congregation grew the need for a larger sanctuary became obvious and in 1924 work on the church’s current building began and it was dedicated in 1925.
In 1936, we purchased the property on the northwest corner of Shorewood and Maryland and built our present parsonage.
As the congregation continued to grow two additions were built. The first one, immediately to the north of the sanctuary was built in 1951. It houses a gymnasium and a large ground floor room for activities. In the mid 1960's two properties facing Frederick Avenue were purchased and our education wing was added to the west of the two existing buildings. The cornerstone was laid 1967.
In 2002, the synod’s campus ministry at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was transferred to our congregation. The lower level of the 1951 addition is now the University Student Center. Our University outreach includes UWM, Concordia, Marquette, Wisconsin Lutheran, and MSOE.
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