Welcome to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. St. Mark’s is an historic congregation of the ELCA that unconditionally welcomes all people of all ethnicities, genders, identities and backgrounds. Please join us for worship on Sundays at 8:30 or 10:30 am with inspiring music and talented musicians as we gather to grow together […]
July 19, 2026, Eighth Sunday after Pentcost
Why does evil exist in the world? —it is an age-old question. In the parable of the wheat and the weeds Jesus reveals that both grow together in the world until the harvest of God’s kingdom. Paul, too, reminds us of this tension as we live between decay and hope, longing for the day when […]
View the Sermon (PDF)July 12, 2026, Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Our journey through life has its movements: some of profound joy and celebration, and at other times sorrow and isolation. In the midst of these movements of life, may we be receptive to the seed of God’s word planted in us, that whether we traverse high vantage points of clarity or deep caverns of disorientation […]
View the Sermon (PDF)July 5, 2026, Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Paul reminds us of our constant struggle with good and evil, encouraging us to set our minds on Christ Jesus who rescues us, freeing us from sin and death. Jesus also encourages us, saying, “Come to me,” reminding us that in him we find rest and the strength to accomplish the work he gives to […]
View the Sermon (PDF)June 28, 2026, Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
The welcome of Christ — the free gift of God’s love, grace and forgiveness — sets us free from the power of sin and death. Jesus promises that disciples who give even a cup of cold water to “these little ones” represent the welcome of Christ. Again today, we are sent out in mission as […]
View the Sermon (PDF)June 21, 2026, Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
God does not promise that the path of the disciple will be easy. There may be rejection and Jesus declares that he may bring division. Yet Paul also reminds us that though we may experience rejection, frustration, division, and death, God’s grace and love raise us to new life daily. Discipleship is about staying close […]
View the Sermon (PDF)June 14, 2026, Third Sunday after Pentecost
Jesus sends his disciples to tend to the spiritual, physical, and social needs of the wider community because he cared for those who were ‘harassed and helpless’. May we embody the same compassion for others, wherever we live and serve. We are empowered by God our Creator whose orientation towards us is love.
View the Sermon (PDF)June 7, 2026, Second Sunday after Pentecost
Jesus was criticized by the religiously devout for eating with tax collectors and sinners, and reminded them that mercy is at the heart of our worship of the God who continues to express love for sinners and all on the margins of society. As Jesus called Matthew the tax collector and praised the faith of […]
View the Sermon (PDF)May 31, 2026, The Holy Trinity / Senior Sunday
This Holy Trinity Sunday we celebrate that we are created in the Imago Dei, the image of the Triune God. As created beings, we reflect the brilliant spectrum light of our Creator, displaying a full-colored variety of creative gifts. We delight in making, fashioning, and stewarding the talents God has entrusted to us we are […]
View the Sermon (PDF)May 24, 2026, The Day of Pentecost
On Pentecost, we celebrate that we too are given the breath of the Holy Spirit and sent out to proclaim God’s redeeming love to all the world. The church is one body made up of many members, unified in our diversity through Jesus so that we too might hear and speak of God’s mighty deeds […]
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