Esperanza Lutheran Church

Creating authentic connections and a deep
sense of belonging as a Christ-centered
community.

Weekly Worship Messages

Prayer of the Day God our creator, the resurrection of your Son offers life to all the peoples of earth. By your Holy Spirit, kindle in us the fire of your love, empowering our lives for service and our tongues for …

If you’ve ever been a parent or otherwise responsible for a child (or certain adults), you know that messes are inevitable. The staff at Esperanza could regale you with tales of my woes attempting to keep my car clean after …

Prayer of the Day O God, form the minds of your faithful people into your one will. Make us love what you command and desire what you promise, that, amid all the changes of this world, our hearts may be …

Sermons

Teambuilding game for group of people for getting team spirit and increase friendship for colleagues. Team game with ball and sticks.

All Together

Alleluia! Christ is risen! Have any of you ever – either in work or a school environment – had to do one of those retreats where they do team building exercises? You know, trust falls, and the like? When I …

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Transforming Witness

Alleluia! Christ is risen! Well, fortunately, after all of that, I’ve managed to get the need to relate everything to Star Wars out of my system for today. After all, a reading from Acts involving a person who has ruthlessly …

Now What Concept

Christ is Risen! Now What?

Alleluia! Christ is risen! So… now what? The truth is, the disciples themselves weren’t sure what to do after they had received the news that Christ was alive again. Mary Magdalene, after seeing Jesus alive in the garden in John’s …

News

Calendar

2025/2026 – Don’t be the last to know on what’s going on at Esperanza and our Community engagement & events! Keep up to date on all ministries, events and outside organizations visiting and using our campus, through our online calendar. Note: …

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Help us go the extra mile and sign up for Saturday, June 7th at 7:00 AM Please join us on Saturday, June 7th at 7:00 AM for our second Adopt-A-Street cleanup of 2025! We will park and meet at Kyrene …

Close-up of the word 'Hiring!' written in white chalk on a blackboard, ideal for recruitment themes.

Children of Hope Preschool, a ministry of Esperanza Lutheran Church, is seeking a full time Preschool Director to partner with an amazing established staff to continue a tradition of excellence in stewarding the growth and development of youth between the …

Community Involvement

Through May, Esperanza has donated 678 pounds of food to the Kyrene Family Resource Center — which is more than half of our 2025 goal of 1,300 pounds. Esperanza is helping with non-perishable food needs on multiple fronts at the …

Through April, total revenue is running better than planned driven mainly by non-pledge offerings. While overall pledge giving is even with expectation, several pledge units have already paid their full year commitment. YTD expense is $6,100 less than planned. This …

Thank you to the 15 volunteers from Esperanza who prepared and served a pancake breakfast May 4 at Grace Lutheran Church to feed the homeless in the area. Grace Lutheran Church is located in central Phoenix. A total of 236 …

June 2025

Friday June 6

7:30 am – 8:30 am
Toastmasters (Ahwatukee Chamber)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Men's Group (nooners)

Saturday June 7

7:00 am – 9:00 am
Adopt a Street Clean-Up
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Men's Group

Sunday June 8

All Day
Pentecost
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Worship Service - In-person & Live-stream
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Fellowship
10:15 am – 11:00 am
Sunday Funday School - 10:15 Youth; 10:30 Adults
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Girl Scout Troop 3891

Monday June 9

All Day
Whit Monday