Gloria Dei Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded in 1931 as a mission congregation of the old Augustana Synod, a mostly Swedish branch of American Lutheranism. Today we are a rich mix of many backgrounds and a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and its Metropolitan New York Synod.
Gloria Dei, our Latin name, means “the glory of God,” and proclaims what we still seek to be – a sign of God’s wonderful presence in our local community. Centered in Word and Sacrament, we find our purpose in weekly worship, where we sing of God’s glory and offer our praise; and at worship we are fed and nourished for lives of loving service. As one of our cherished hymns puts it, may “service be our sure vocation, courage be our daily breath…” (Rise, O Church, Like Christ Arisen, ELW #548).
Gloria Dei, our Latin name, means “the glory of God,” and proclaims what we still seek to be – a sign of God’s wonderful presence in our local community. Centered in Word and Sacrament, we find our purpose in weekly worship, where we sing of God’s glory and offer our praise; and at worship we are fed and nourished for lives of loving service. As one of our cherished hymns puts it, may “service be our sure vocation, courage be our daily breath…” (Rise, O Church, Like Christ Arisen, ELW #548).
