Gloria Dei Lutheran Church

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

5415 Raleigh-LaGrange Road

Memphis, TN 38134

Rev. Jim Turriff, Pastor

901-386-9695

gdlcmemphis@gmail.com

Please join us this Sunday

Bible Study for all ages 9:00AM

Worship Service 10:15AM

No Bible Study June through August



Evangelism


Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19).


The outreach efforts of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church are three-fold.

  • We send a portion of our church offerings to the Wisconsin Evangelical Synod (WELS) to be used to finance all the mission projects WELS is pursuing in the United States and throughout the world.
  • We reach out to people in our community through mailings to new residents, Easter service mailings, sharing God's Word in a booth at the Bartlett, Tennessee Fall Festival every year, and various projects designed to reach unchurched individuals.
  • We prepare and encourage members of our congregation to participate in one-on-one evangelism with family, friends, and anyone with whom they have an opportunity to share the Good News of salvation through Jesus Christ.


Bartlett Fall Festival

This year our booth at the Bartlett Fall Festival was decorated in a Thanksgiving/harvest motif. Adult visitors to our booth were given DVDs, Road to Emmaus or My Son My Savior, along with a pen and refrigerator magnet showing the Church name, address and contact information, and Bible Study and Worship Service times.  Children were given a Biblical picture coloring paper with crayons, a lollypop, and a refrigerator magnet.  Visitors were cheerfully greeted, engaged in conversation, asked if they had a church home, and if not, were invited to our Church.  If visitors were amenable, they were engaged further in Christian witness regarding their relationship with Jesus.


Thanksgiving Food Distribution Project

Each year as Thanksgiving approaches, we prepare food boxes of grocery items including turkey that are distributed to needy families and individuals in the community. This project offers us the unique opportunity to share the good news of God's love with these people.