About Mount Olive
You’ll
know when you visit you’ve found something unusual. When you
sit in a pew here you're not just a passive receiver; you're a full
participant in the liturgy. Worship is the work of the people, and
at Mount Olive, we understand that our worship is a holy work we
create with God and with each other. Our services are carefully
planned, and, we hope, engage you in an experience that stays with
you all week.
Some describe us as high-church. We do enjoy reverent liturgy:
we kneel, we bow, we burn incense. Our pipe organ is to die for,
and we sing in full voice. When the congregation breaks into 4-part
harmony or a canon, you'll feel like you're in the midst of the
choir.
But it's more than worship. It is our unique community that makes
us worth the visit and for many, what calls them to stay. We've been
at the corner of 31st and Chicago since soon after our founding
in 1909. We've stayed with our neighborhood--and with our neighbors--through
many changes over the years. We hear our call to remain in this
place and serve God's people here.
Please accept our invitation to worship with us each
Sunday at 8:00 and 10:45 a.m. during the fall, winter and spring
months (Labor Day through Memorial Day), or at 9:30 a.m. during
the summer. Stay for coffee after the service, and join us for education
hour; there's Sunday Church School for the young and Adult Forum
for everyone else. Invite our pastor out for coffee during the week
to chat. (He loves that!) Get to know us. We want to get to know you!
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More
about Mount Olive
Mount Olive Stats
98 |
Years our congregation has served the people of God |
76 |
Years our current building has stood at the corner of 31st
and Chicago |
555 |
Baptized members |
253 |
Average weekly worship attendance |
3 |
Choirs |
7 |
Community outreach programs |
55 |
Ranks in our pipe organ |
39 |
Vicars who have trained here for pastoral ministry over the years |
12 |
Languages spoken at Pentecost |
5000 |
Books in our parish library |
30 |
Albs in our sacristy |
130 |
Cups of coffee served during fellowship after worship |
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