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Divinity Lutheran in Parma Heights, Ohio is a place where you can nurture your relationship with God and his people. Established in 1948 with 73 parishioners, we’ve grown into a faith community of over 1,300 people of all ages, engaged in a wide spectrum of community service, fellowship and ministry.

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Summer worship: From May 24 through September 6, we will have one service at 10am on Sundays. Our Saturday night service will continue at 5:30pm in the chapel.

Saturday 5:30pm

This service is traditional with liturgy used from Evangelical Book of Worship (ELW). While it follows the same order as Sunday morning, it is laid-back and casual, and is usually held in our chapel.

Sunday 10am

Traditional service for the summer. On certain Sundays the music will also include christian contemporary music led by our praise band, Chosen.

Latest Sermon

Holy Ambition

Luke 1:46-55

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This may just further reveal a bit of church nerdiness on my part, but there are other worships I watch online come Sunday evening or after: the congregation where I grew up in northwest Ohio, the church I served with during my year of seminary internship, even the Washington National Cathedral from time to time, just for fun. So, for the one where I went for Sunday school and confirmation among other things, the pastor there is on a sabbatical. Standard operating procedure is you line up all the worship leaders and preachers ahead of time, and before he left there was this invitation extended to the congregation for people who wouldn’t mind sharing their personal faith story for the sermon slot that respective Sunday morning....

Sun, Aug 16, 2026

By Brad Ross

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Bless the Children in their Fe...

Matthew 14:22-33

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Sun, Aug 09, 2026

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Sharing God's Bounty

Psalm 145:8-9 & Psalm 145:14-17

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Sun, Aug 02, 2026

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The Precious Way of the Saints

Mark 10:35-45

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Sun, Jul 26, 2026

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Good Hope from the Youngest of...

Wisdom of Solomon 12:13 & Wisdom of Solomon 12:16-19

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Sun, Jul 19, 2026

By Brad Ross

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Wednesday Wanderings

Read the latest from Pastor Brad's blog, Wednesday Wanderings.
A little journey through this topsy-turvy journey of joys and sorrows and hopes and dreams with plenty of grace from God along the way.

August 12, 2026

Published Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Pastor Brad Ross 457

This weekend (August 15/16), we will not only recognize, but celebrate, Mary, Mother of our Lord. One way she continues to impact our worship life is her Magnificat, the song of praise that emerges in Scripture while she’s visiting her cousin, Elizabeth, in Luke 1. My favorite setting of it comes from our treasured Holden Evening Prayer . This was composed by Marty Haugen, a rather prominent musician in Lutheran and Catholic circles (in fact, he’s responsible for the settings of “Healer of Our Every Ill,” “We Walk by Faith,” and “All Are Welcome,” among many others, in our Evangelical Lutheran Worship red hymnal). Holden Evening Prayer was brought to life by Haugen amidst the snowy landscape of Holden Village, a contemplative retreat center, in Washington in the mid-1980s. The collection of songs has been sung by numerous communities of faith throughout this country and around the world ever since. And although it is often brought to life during Lent, the message applies throughout...