The Village Church with a Global Mission

Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church is a community of faith committed to the mission of proclaiming to the world the message of God’s reconciling work revealed in Jesus Christ and proceeding in the Spirit of God. We share a common faith with Christians everywhere who baptize in the name of the Father, and the Son, and Holy Spirit. That faith is expressed in the rich liturgical life of the congregation, which leads us back to our baptism and invites us to the Lord’s table. There we eat and drink in anticipation that God’s justice will prevail over the evil that we find in our own selves and in the world around us. To that end we continually educate children and adults to appreciate the elusive but real presence of God in the world and to bring faith to expression in word and deed. It is in our actions as a caring community of faith that we celebrate the surprising presence of God with us.

We are Lutheran Christians who believe that without any merit on our own part God created us, redeemed us, and is transforming us through the proclamation of God’s love in word and sacrament. We are convinced that we cannot save ourselves “by our own understanding or effort.” The gospel we preach is a message of forgiveness that frees us to let God be truly God and to let humans be truly human. That is why we are a singing people dedicated to the language of music which communicates the mystery of life and the glory of God among us.

Please join us for worship at 8:30 or 10:50 a.m. on Sundays or 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays.  Children's Church School and Adult Education classes are held at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday mornings. Christ the King is located at 2353 Rice Boulevard, in the Rice Village neighborhood in central Houston, close to Rice University, the Texas Medical Center and downtown Houston.

We welcome all who visit us. Our faith calls us to be an inclusive community and to embrace all people, including those of all cultures, races, and sexual orientations.