8:00
Early worship
Word and Sacrament in the sanctuary. This is the service we livestream.
LivestreamedIn person or online
Worship with us this Sunday.
Mount Olive is an ELCA congregation on Rochester’s northwest side — rooted in weekly worship, growing in faith, serving our neighbors since 1960.
- Sundays 8:00 & 10:30 amSeptember–May · summer 9:30 am
- Livestream every SundayThe early service, on our YouTube channel
- This week’s bulletinOctober 18 — download PDF
01Our mission
Rooted to grow and serve
Our mission — “Ambassadors for Christ, rooted to grow and serve” — shapes everything we do. Start with whichever part of it calls to you.
Rooted
Worship
Lutheran, liturgical and sacramental — with Holy Communion at every service and a table open to all.
Worship GrowLearn & belong
Sunday School from age 3, confirmation, Sunday Forum, book groups, circles and fellowship for every age.
Education ServeLove your neighbor
Dorothy Day House, Channel One, Family Promise, quilts and prayer shawls — and companions in Tanzania and Colombia.
Service & outreach GiveShare the abundance
Give online in minutes, or share stock, an IRA distribution or a legacy gift.
Ways to give
02Plan your visit
A Sunday morning at Mount Olive
We expect visitors — and we expect young children in worship. Stay for coffee between services.
9:15
Forum & Sunday School
Sunday Forum for adults in the Fellowship Hall; Sunday School from age 3 through 12th grade, beginning with music in the sanctuary.
10:30
Late worship
Choir, bells or brass on many Sundays, kids sing on 2nd Sundays, and a staffed nursery.
Nursery availableMemorial Day to Labor Day: one Sunday service at 9:30 am, livestreamed. Mondays at 5:30 pm: Pray Without Ceasing in the sanctuary.
03Welcome statement
“We trust that God calls Mount Olive Lutheran Church to a ministry of reconciliation. We embrace as a gift the diversity of our neighborhood and the world, and we extend God’s hospitality by welcoming, hearing, and treasuring…”
- 01 All gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations
- 02 All races and ethnicities
- 03 All ages and abilities
- 04 All economic statuses and education levels
- 05 All faith journeys and personal histories
04Give
Three ways to give
Because our congregation provides well for its programs, building and staff, our stewardship focuses on gifts that are shared with others.
1
Give online
A one-time or recurring gift through our secure Vanco giving page. Takes about two minutes.
Donate Now2
Give assets
Stock, mutual funds, a donor-advised fund or cryptocurrency through Every.org — or an IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution.
Other ways to give3
Leave a legacy
A bequest or beneficiary designation to Mount Olive or the Mount Olive Endowment Fund.
Legacy givingPrefer paper? Use the Electronic Giving Enrollment Form, or place your offering in the plate on Sunday.
05Watch by season
Every Sunday, all year round
Our services follow the church year — and so does our video archive. Missed a Sunday? Find it by season.
06Wherever you are
Can’t make it in person? Stay close.
Recovering from surgery, caring for a loved one, wintering away or homebound — Mount Olive comes to you.
Sunday livestreamEvery week on YouTube, plus the archive.
Weekly devotionsDaily readings for each week of the church year.
Prayer chainConfidential prayer for you or someone you love.
Meals & prayer shawlsMeal Train and handmade shawls in hard seasons.
The MessengerOur monthly newsletter, online or in print.
Funeral livestreamsJoin services for loved ones from afar.
2,000+
quilts made and given away by our Quilters (as of 2016)
07Serve
Love spreading outward — from 18th Ave to the world
01Dorothy Day House
First Fridays, 5–7 pm: cook, serve, pray and eat with guests.
02Family Promise Rochester
Sheltering families with 40 faith communities since 1999.
03Neighborhood schools
Snacks, supplies and the Mitten Tree for Elton Hills and Gage.
04Kijota, Tanzania & Paz de Ariporo, Colombia
Companion congregations, schools and scholarships.
08Our staff
The people who serve with you
Reach any of us at 507.288.1580 by extension.
Rev. Lisa JankeDirecting Pastor
Deacon Travis BeckDirector of Worship, Music & Arts
Dr. Richard Bruxvoort ColliganDirector of Spiritual Formation
Evan FitzsimmonsDirector of Children, Youth & Family
Nancy BritsonDirector of Congregational Life
Carrie FletcherDirector of Service & Social Outreach
Shiloy BaldwinOffice Administrator
09Stay informed
News & coming up
Oct25
Reformation Sunday
Confirmation (Affirmation of Baptism) is traditionally celebrated today.
Nov1All Saints Sunday · Mitten Tree
Winter gear collected all month for neighborhood schools.
Nov8Service Sunday
Large-group Sunday School project; kids sing at 10:30.
Nov25Thanksgiving Eve worship
Special offering for Channel One Food Bank.
Nov29First Sunday of Advent
A new church year begins.
10Since 1960
Planted by 40 families, growing still
Mount Olive began as a mission start of the Swedish-rooted Augustana Synod as IBM and Mayo Clinic grew Rochester.
1961Chartered March 12; first worship on Christmas Eve
2018Became a Reconciling in Christ congregation
11Visit
Find us on 18th Avenue NW
Two blocks south of John Adams Middle School. Office hours Monday–Thursday, 9:00 am–4:00 pm.
Mount Olive Lutheran Church
2830 18th Ave NW, Rochester, MN 55901
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