Who We Are
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Grace is a small rural-suburban congregation with friendly, welcoming members who genuinely care for each other and who, through Grace’s benevolence programs, actively care for the “least of these.”
Where We Are
Grace is located one mile northwest of Elmore on State Highway 51, at the junction of Highway 51 and West Witty Road. Contact the church via email at: graceelc@gmail.com or by phone: 419-862-3630. Entrance doors to both the sanctuary and office are handicap accessible.
19225 W. Witty Road
Elmore Ohio 43416
Pastor Jaci Tiell
To contact the Pastor, call 419-862-3630 or email graceelc@gmail.com
Services
Grace's current worship schedule is as follows:
Sunday Worship: Worship services are held every Sunday during the summer in the air-conditioned Fellowship Hall.
Sunday School is not meeting during June, July and August.
Drive-Up Worship: Grace has returned to inside worship but also transmits to the parking lot for those wishing to worship in their cars. Services are broadcast via a short-range radio transmitter on FM 94.1. Worship guides are sent to everyone on the Grace email list before each service (if you are not on the Grace email list, you may subscribe below or on our “CONTACT US” page). Printed guides are also available before each service.
Communion: Communion is served every Sunday. Worshippers can receive communion in their vehicles. Worshippers may either bring their own communion elements (bread and wine) or pre-packaged communion elements are available before worship starts.
Sunday worship during the months of June, July, & August: Worship is held in the air-conditioned Fellowship Hall .
Latest News
The July Appeals for 2025 were the "Piki Piki" Project and the Floods in Texas.
A $100.00 check plus a $250.00 check from Thrivent has been sent to the ELCA for the "Piki Piki" Project and a check for $450.00 plus a $250.00 check from Thrivent has been sent to Lutheran Disaster Response for the Texas floods.
Upcoming Events
The next worship service at Grace will be worship on Sunday October 19, 2025. Worship and communion will be shared at 10:30 am. The service will be in the Fellowship Hall starting at 10:30 am. Sunday School has begun meeting again at 9:45am. There will be classes for 3 year old's thru teens. A class for adults will be meeting at 9:30am called "Gifted Hands" led by Krista Jackson and Nancy Bennett.
For those not comfortable coming inside for the worship service at 10:30am, the service will be available in the parking lot tuning your car radios to 94.1 FM. All worship services include communion.
Everyone is Welcome.
Grace Benevolences
At Grace, 10 percent of all offerings are dedicated to benevolences. Those funds support ELCA benevolences and world hunger as well as many local local Christian charities selected by the Church's Board of Witness and Mission. In addition to this basic benevolence commitment, Grace conducts special benevolence projects throughout the year including special appeals during Lent and Advent.
Sunday October 19, 2025 at 10:30 am.
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Genesis 32: 22-31
Psalm 121
2 Timothy 3: 14---4:5
Gospel: Luke 18: 1-8
Announcements: The Congregation of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church has postponed the November congregational meeting until Sunday, December 7, 2025. This change has been made to accommodate the requirements to consider and vote on a new Constitution. In addition to the regular annual business (2026 Budget and election of Officers), the proposed Constitution and Bylaws will also be considered for a vote on December 7th. If adopted the Constitution will need to be ratified by a 2/3 majority, without any changes, at the January 18th 2026 annual meeting. The officers elected in December can then be installed after the Constitution is ratified.