Redeemer Lutheran Church - Springfield, MO - 1 June '08

On 1 June, Heather, the kids, and I joined the congregation of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Springfield, MO for worship. My parents, Art and Dorothy Rosenkoetter, were recently received into membership with this congregation.

Reverend Sippy led the congregation in worship, including the Lord’s Supper, and presented the sermon. (Reverend Maas, the congregation’s associate pastor, was out of town participating in the ordination service of the congregation’s newest called pastor, Rev. Adam Parvey.) Pastor Sippy’s message exhorted the priesthood of all believers to proclaim Christ in both word and deed.

Unfortunately, our camera battery was low, so I was only able to take the two pictures below. The first picture is a view of the old sanctuary. This sanctuary was actually the second one built; we were told that the original sanctuary was destroyed shortly after the original structure was destroyed shortly after its being constructed in the sixties. (The roof of the new sanctuary can actually be seen in this first picture on the far side of the building.) This area is now used as a chapel and for large group Bible studies.




This second picture is taken from the opposite side of the building; however, once again, it is focused on the structure of the old sanctuary. (The new sanctuary is actually to the left, after you enter the doors visible in the picture.) You can see the architecture of the previous sanctuary is the one popular in the 50s and 60s.