WHAT IS THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA (ELCA)?
The ELCA was formed in 1987 by the merger of three Lutheran Church bodies –the ALC (American Lutheran Church), the LCA (Lutheran Church in America), and the AELC (Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches). To learn more, go to the ELCA's website at www.elca.org.

WHAT IS THE NEW JERSEY SYNOD?
The New Jersey Synod is a geographical grouping of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) congregations that share the mission and ministry of the Church on the New Jersey territory. It is one of 65 synods in the ELCA. The NJ Synod is comprised of 146 congregations, which include over 45,000 baptized members.

​MISSION STATEMENT

We, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of The Holy Spirit,

are people of God, who are called by the Holy Spirit to pray,

worship, joyfully proclaim Jesus Christ, & compassionately witness & serve others in Christian love.

​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​HOLY SPIRIT LUTHERAN CHURCH​​
1220 Bayshore Road​, Villas, NJ 08251​
​609-886-2414
holyspiritlutheran@comcast.net
​Facebook.com/holyspiritvillas/
Church Office-Thursdays-6PM to 8PM
​Bible Study & Faith Discussions-Tuesdays-6PM
Food Pantry-Every Thursday & Last Saturday of the Month-10AM to 1PM
Here We Stand Confirmation Classes-Sundays-9AM to 10AM
Worship Service-In-Person & Conference Call-Sundays-10:30A​​M
Christmas Eve Worship Service-Tuesday, December 24th-6PM​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

CHURCH COUNCIL​​

We invite you to share your comments, concerns, questions, or joys with one of our council members who can bring it back to our meetings. Visitors are welcome to attend our meetings & listen to what is going on in & around the church. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, December 17th, 2024, at 6PM, In-Person & on our

Conference Call #1-657-390-7423 or #1-701-802-5170,
& use the access code 8221190, & hit the # key.

YOUR PERSONAL INVITE TO WORSHIP
We at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church would love to meet

you and have you join us in our pews for our Sunday

Morning Worship Service at 10:30AM. If you can't

make it, or feel safer worshipping from home,

please ​feel free to join us on our Conference Call

#1-657-390-7423 or #1-701-802-5170,
& use the access code 8221190, & hit the # key.

Make sure you announce yourself when you log-in.

FOOD PANTRY​

​​​We are open from 10AM to 1PM Every Thursday & the Last Saturday of Every Month. Pre-Packed Bags, along with Extra Donated Items are available once a month. Please remember to bring some form of verification of residency. Call the Church Office for more information or stop​ in for assistance. A special

thank you to one and all in the community that have provided

various donations and support to our food pantry!