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Welcome to Divinity Lutheran Church

A People and Place of Hope, Healing and Welcome

Divinity Lutheran in Parma Heights, Ohio is a place where you can nurture your relationship with God and his people. Established in 1948 with 73 parishioners, we’ve grown into a faith community of over 1,300 people of all ages, engaged in a wide spectrum of community service, fellowship and ministry.

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Worship Services

Summer worship: Beginning May 24, we will have one service at 10am on Sundays. Our Saturday night service will continue at 5:30pm in the chapel.

Saturday 5:30pm
Saturday 5:30pm

This service is traditional with liturgy used from Evangelical Book of Worship (ELW). While it follows the same order as Sunday morning, it is laid-back and casual, and is usually held in our chapel.

Sunday 10am
Sunday 10am

Traditional service for the summer. On certain Sundays the music will also include christian contemporary music led by our praise band, Chosen.

Latest Sermon

The Gospel from the Rooftops

The Gospel from the Rooftops

During my younger years in northwest Ohio, on a Sunday morning, my mom and I would often use the side door to the church building, and as we made our way up the stairs to the sanctuary, and if we got there early enough, the ushers would be sitting in the first pews by that main entrance, waiting for the leisurely Lutheran crowd to arrive, who may wait until five minutes before the worship started. Nevertheless, in that group of ushers, all of whom had put in their fair share of years getting there earlier on a Sabbath morning, and counting how many showed up, and passing around the offering plates; but in that group of ushers you could also get the latest and greatest takes on all that was going on with the world: most especially about what was going on with the football team in Columbus, Ohio, or the baseball one at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario here in Cleveland, not to mention the crop prices with corn and soybeans affecting that predominantly farming community....
Sun, Jun 21, 2026

Wednesday Wanderings

Read the latest from Pastor Brad's blog, Wednesday Wanderings.
A little journey through this topsy-turvy journey of joys and sorrows and hopes and dreams with plenty of grace from God along the way.

June 17, 2026

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Last week, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States took further steps to ensure that only men would serve in roles of pastoral leadership. Although the amendment will not take its fullest effect until another vote in June 2027, the recent proceedings are rather sad, disappointing, perhaps even a travesty to women, to younger girls wondering about their place in the world, for all children of God who would benefit from their leadership; even a blow to the Divine, who insists on being at holy work in us all. And yet, amidst an individual and collective call to recognize our humanity that will entail our fair share of differences, including with interpretation of Scripture and convictions on how churches should operate in the world; and a need to be respectful of such differences, not to mention the whole loving your neighbor as yourself and all…but, still…
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Our Ministries

Youth Ministry

We have an active and vibrant youth group here at Divinity Lutheran Church. Students who are in grades 9-12 are welcome to join our group.

Music Ministry

Divinity's music ministry features vocal and instrumental groups for all ages, and a variety of musical styles. Come and use your talents to lift beautiful praises to God!

Outreach Ministries

Divinity Lutheran Church provides support to the community in the way of community meals, donations, and volunteering at other social service and faith-based organizations.

Handmade Ministries

Some members of Divinity Lutheran use their time and talents to create handmade items such as prayer shawls, clothing and wooden baptismal boxes.

Stephen Ministry

Stephen Ministers are lay caregivers who provide one-to-one Christian care to hurting people. It's not a ministry to be taken lightly, but is deeply rewarding and fills a critical need for additional ministers.

Parish Health Ministry

The mission of the Parish Health Ministry is to positively impact the lives of individuals in our congregation by supporting activities that promote the health of body, mind, and spirit.