Lamb of God Lutheran Church – 4925 Sunbury Rd, Columbus, OH 43230
Today’s visit to the Lamb of God Lutheran Church was unique from other churches in the community I have attended. When I arrived through the doors they led directly into the church’s sanctuary where they were holding a Sunday morning Bible study group. David and those attending invited me in and provided me materials in order to join the Bible study group. The group was friendly, and spirited in their group discussion this morning. The church services began promptly at 10:30am with a very traditional Lutheran style service. There was much more ritual involved than when attending a contemporary service like the ones offered at the Morse Rd Lutheran church I had attended previously.
Their traditional service reminded me of the traditional Presbyterian services I used to attend growing up; although, I felt the Lutheran traditional service was much more strict than a Presbyterian would be. They were having a closed communion ritual this morning so I was unable to stay until the end since I was just visiting and not currently a member of that specific church. In the previous week when I attended the Sharon Woods Church they were also having their communion, but it was much more open and they invited anyone who was a follower of Jesus’s teachings to participate in that well-known Christian ritual. In having previously studied church history I could really feel the evolution of the Christian faith between the old ways and the modern ways to worship. One type of Christina church I find intimidating is the Catholic church; although, in the past I have attended at least two Catholic services at two different Catholic churches in the past.
Upon making my exit David politely escorted me out and invited me to sign the guest book. He provided me a parting gift which was a jar of honey which I thought was really lovely. The other church that actually also provided a gift to new visitors at the end of the service was the Sharon Woods church I visited last week. Visiting the different churches in the community has been a blessing in disguise. It really gives one an appreciation for the different viewpoints within the Christian chruch overall.