Sunday Worship: ​8:30 and 10:45 am
Sunday School: 9:30 am for all ages

​Grace Lutheran Church | 3149 Waverley Street | Palo Alto, CA  94306         650 494-1212      office@gracepa.org

About Us

Welcome to Grace!

Grace is an inviting and diverse Christian community, embracing our Lutheran tradition in ways that are faithful and innovative. ALL are welcome . . . all races, ages, sexes, abilities, sexual orientations, financial circumstances, families, life experiences, ethnicities, gender identities, nationalities, colors . . . everyone!  You'll have to experience it for yourself!
 
Grace Lutheran Church is a proud member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, which has about 4 million members in nearly 10,000 congregations across the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Identity and Guiding Principles
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Ministry Partners

​Our ministry partners are a key part of our identity.  These partners range from our Reconciling in Christ welcome, to our engagement with our local camp, university, and seminary!
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Faith

Worship

Sunday Worship at 8:30 am and 10:45 am
One Service . . . . Two Times

Worship at Grace is first and foremost, Christ-centered. Worship is the common experience in our community that leads us toward lives of grace. Our sacramental and liturgical worship engages all of our senses and embodies the best of our tradition. We seek to bring all of these values to bear in ways that are inspired and relevant.
All are welcome!
Evening Prayer in the style of Taizé | 
Second Sunday of each month at 7:00 PM

Musical Groups
Chancel Choir - voice choir
Praises Ring - handbell choir
Children's Choir - 3rd grade - HS Grade voice choir


Worship Services on YouTube

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Engage

Grace Lutheran Church is called to engage people of all backgrounds through Christ. Each individual's faith journey is nurtured in community through spiritual formation, education, and fellowship. This pilgrimage is undertaken by people of all ages and stages here at Grace and shared with the wider church and world.

Children, Youth & Family

Sunday School for 0-100+
Vibrant Year Round Learning and Growing

Family Ministry
Learning Opportunities Together 
Family Faith/Fun Events
Cross Generational Gatherings 
Infant & Parent Sunday School

Elementary Ministry
Elementary Youth Group
Summer Camps & Day Camp
Retreats

Middle School Ministry 
6th-8th Confirmation/Weekly Class
Service and Social Events

High School Ministry
Weekly Youth Group
Summer Service and Adventure Trips
Social Gatherings & Service Opportunities

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Young Adults/
Young Professionals

  • Monthly Fellowship
  • Service Opportunities 
  • Pub Theology
Programming for all ages runs from September through May
  • Sunday School (infant-adult)
  • Children's Choir
  • Adult Choir
  • Middle School Confirmation
  • High School Youth Group
    (always happening)
  • Adult Faith Opportunities

Programs for Adults

  • Sunday Adult Forums
  • Men's Breakfast
  • Women's Breakfast & Circles
  • Retiree Rendezvous
  • Travel (last trip to Germany 2017)
  • Bible Studies
  • Fellowship Events
  • Mom's Group
  • Retreats

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Serve

Grace Lutheran Church is called to participate in God's life-changing work with our hands, our resources, and our voices. God's love compels us to action that benefits people, communities, and creation from our backyard to all the world. As a congregation, we seek to engage our sisters and brothers of other faith traditions to join us in this work.

Through Grace
  • Tuesday Meals through Breaking Bread
    Meal prep and/or meal clean-up at Grace
  • Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP)
    Food-kit assembly, clothes sorting, etc. at EHP
  • Blood Drive
  • Global Barnyard
  • South Palo Alto Food Closet
    Food collection and delivery

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At Grace

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Committed to a warm and supportive learning environment, Grace Lutheran Preschool is fully accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs and is licensed by the State of California. The children in our preschool are surrounded by a Christian atmosphere of respect and loving appreciation for each person and for the wonders of God’s world. 
Christian Music Theater (CMT) is a spirit-led camp for children of all faiths that uses the performing arts to cultivate respect for ourselves and others, to communicate human values, to increase concern for our planet, and to grow in relationship with our God.

Children are involved in set, costume and prop construction, creative dramatics, music, and choreographed movement, all culminating in an original musical drama performance. Summer 2019 will be our 35th year as an outreach program of Grace Lutheran Church in Palo Alto! 
Kären Salveson, our writer and director, has made CMT successful in churches and schools throughout the United States.
2019 Registration Night will be Monday, February 25!

Staff

Elizabeth Hood
Dir. of Children, Youth
and Family Ministry
Tim Getz
Dir. of Music Ministry
Gretchen Rauch
Administrative Manager
Penny McDermott
Preschool Director
Grace Lutheran Church
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