Visitor Information
For Our Guests
Please join us for worship at Trinity. Consider this your personal invitation to visit Trinity Lutheran Church. God wants to have a relationship with you and Trinity is a place where He will make that happen!
When are the worship times?
Sunday Service Times:
Divine Service with Holy Communion 8:30 a.m. First and Third Sunday of each month.
Divine Service with Holy Communion 11:00 a.m. Second and Fourth Sunday of each month.
Holy Communion will be observed at both services on 5th Sundays.
On special Sundays there will be a single service at 10:00 am. These special dates are Confirmation Sunday, Sundays where there is a Voters' Meeting, and Reformation Sunday. Notice of the dates will be posted on the home page of this website.
We also offer Live Stream Service at 8:30 a.m. Join us during Service on Facebook at Trinity Lutheran Church of Savannah Media or view after Service on YouTube.
What should I know about your worship?
We are very family friendly. At Trinity we encourage parents to bring their children, regardless of age to the worship services. However, for those who prefer, there is a Cry Room in the Sanctuary for infants to age 3.
For your convenience, our Order of Worship is printed out in the bulletins to make it easy to follow along.
The Lord's Supper is celebrated at the 11:00AM Service on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday of each month, and in the 8:30AM Service on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sunday. For more information regarding our statements of beliefs for the Lord’s Supper, please see our Mission and Values statements.
How important is the Bible at your church?
Learning from the Bible is very important for us at Trinity. We believe that the Bible is the inerrant Word of God and that God intends for us to learn about His love for us in Jesus. Therefore, we have Bible class for all ages. The Sunday School hour for children and youth ages 2 years to high school begins at 9:50 after the 8:30 Service. The adult classes begin at 10 a.m. The adult classes cover a variety of topics from the Bible. You are welcome to attend the one of your choosing.
What other things happen on Sunday Morning?
Join us for Coffee & Conversation following the 8:30 a.m. Service. Light refreshments are served in the Social Hall on the first Sunday of the month.
Our Conversation and Coffee (full breakfast) is available the second, third and fourth Sunday of the month. Proceeds from refreshments support vaires charities and church groups.
What else can I learn on your website?
Feel free to use the links under resources to find our more information about Trinity.
Learn about membership at Trinity Lutheran Church in Savannah, GA
Membership at Trinity Lutheran Church is done by transfer from another Missouri Synod Lutheran Church, affirmation of Faith after attending classes with Pastor, and by confirmation.
Please speak with the church office or any church elder when you are ready to make this decision.
What if I have a specific question?
Please contact the Church Office at (912) 925-4839.
COMMUNION
The use of the chalice “common cup” used to be universal in Lutheranism but in the past century its use has become infrequent. People mistakenly believe that germs are easily transmitted by using the chalice. However, the combination of the noble metal of the chalice and the alcohol content of the wine makes the possibility for germs to be transmitted almost nonexistent. The following article explains this further:
Can I get sick from using the common cup?
No! The use of the common cup was traditional in all Christian churches until the 20th century and discontinued in many churches because of fears about sanitary matters concerning the transmission of disease. A thorough study was done by the scientific community and reported in Journal of Infectious Diseases, their conclusion was: Experiments on the transmission of organisms from one person to another by common use of the chalice showed that 0.001% of the organisms transferred even under the most favorable conditions and when conditions approximated those of actual use, no transmission could be detected.
It is through hands that most disease is transmitted, which makes Communion by intinction more prone to disease than receiving the common cup, since those who give the Sacrament touch both the Host and Wine. And how many hands touch the “little glasses”? The alternative is to reject the command of Christ and refrain from Communion altogether.
Lutherans should remember that Martin Luther restored the cup when Roman Catholics had all but eliminated it from the peoples’ Communion. He did it because his loyalty was to the command of Christ in the Bible. The use of the common cup was normative until the late 19th century and was eliminated in those churches in which Communion was not understood as being the Body and Blood of Christ.
Some Lutherans allow other methods of distribution, believing that the method of distribution does not matter. However, the use of the common chalice retains that which Our Lord indicated was His desire. And, its effect, where used, is to transmit not only salvation but also the oneness that comes from sharing the Blood of Christ from the Chalice in common with one’s sisters and brothers. All the faithful respond to Christ’s words: “Then he took a cup, and when he had returned thanks, he gave it to them. ‘Drink all of you from this,’ he said.” Matthew 26:27.