Peace & Zion Lutheran Church, of Split Rock & Caroline, Wisconsin, welcomes you to our parish! Nestled in the rolling hills of Northeast Wisconsin, and landscaped by the Embarrass River system, we are congregations that have a long history of preaching Christ and Him crucified to the people of Shawano County. With multi-generations of the same families that first founded us, we continue to serve our people through the preaching of the Word of God and the administration of the Holy Sacraments. May God bless you and your day!

WHAT WE BELIEVE

We are a Lutheran Church, meaning we conform to the Word of God in doctrine and practice through Grace alone, Scripture alone and Faith alone. We offer Christ-centered worship through traditional liturgy, rich hymnody and the proclamation of Christ Jesus crucified for the forgiveness of sins.

We are a "confessional" congregation. We hold to the Lutheran Confessions as the correct interpretation and presentation of Biblical doctrine. Contained in the Book of Concord, these statements of belief were put into writing by church leaders in the 16th century. The simplest of these is Luther's Small Catechism. The Augsburg Confession gives more detail on what Lutherans believe.

We belong to the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) and are part of the Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC) association.

GUEST INFORMATION

Thank you for joining us! Here are a few things to know, so that you aren't left guessing. Our order of service is printed in our bulletin, which is available in the entrance area from our ushers. The service numbers (pages 77-96) are in the front of the green hymnal. The green hymnal numbers go up to page 600 and the smaller blue hymnal "With One Voice" continues with numbers over 600. Confused yet? If you get lost, ask us! We are more than happy to help.

We take communion on the first and fourth Sundays of each month. All baptized Christians who have previously received communion anywhere are welcome at the communion table. It is taught among us that Jesus is truly present "In, with and under the bread and the wine." (Martin Luther)

At Zion we practice continuous communion, meaning the members and guests are ushered forward and receive communion as they reach the front area - first the bread, then the wine. Participants consume the elements when they are received. They then continue to walk, circling back to their seats. Thus communion continues without break in a "continuous" manner. At Peace the ushers direct you to the altar and we kneel (if able).

We do take up a collection as part of our service. This is how our membership maintains their ministries. As a guest, your contribution is not expected.

At the end of our service, the congregation is seated, and the ushers will escort people out. Small children are welcome throughout our service, but if, for your comfort, you need to step out of the service, the service is audible in both the Narthex and the basement at Zion.