Weekly Services

Let’s Worship!

Our mission at Lutheran Church of Hope is to reach out to the world around us and share the everlasting love of Jesus Christ! One of the many ways we do that at Hope Iowa City is through weekly worship. Whether it’s our Sunday morning contemporary service, or our Kairos Ministry for college students throughout the school year, we work hard to meet people where they are, and share the love of Jesus for all to hear!

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Worship Options

Group worshipping

Celebration Service

Gather together for weekly worship! Our nursery is available during service for children ages birth to age 3.

Sundays, 9:30 am
Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center

Students talking, Kairos logo projected on screen

Kairos Weekday Service

Kairos is Lutheran Church of Hope’s college ministry that shares the soul-satisfying love of Jesus!

Wednesdays, 8:00 pm, during the University of Iowa academic calendar at Old Brick, 26 E. Market St.

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Building Hope for Tomorrow

Join us for a new sermon series as we dream about creating beautiful, God-honoring and highly functional holy spaces that will open new doors for Lutheran Church of Hope to love our neighbors, serve our community and carry out Christ’s mission for generations to come as a faithful, vibrant and culturally relevant 21st century church after God’s own heart!

Upcoming Sermons

New to Hope Iowa City?

If you’re new to Hope Iowa City, we’d love to meet you! Join us for Sunday worship and be sure to stop by the New to Hope area where you can learn more about ways to be involved, get connected and grow in faith.


Learn more about Lutheran Church of Hope’s mission, locations and our story.

Serve at Hope Iowa City!

Serving others is one of the greatest blessings for us and for God! We’d love to have you be the hands and feet of Jesus in these ways:

  • Hospitality: Help us welcome all who come for worship by serving in a hospitality role.
  • Worship Band: Share your musical gifts with us.
  • Nursery and HopeKids: Love Jesus and little children with our Children’s Ministry.

Yearly Theme: A Church After God’s Own Heart

Ten sermon series over 12 months that challenge each one of us individually as Christians, and collectively as a church, to consider how we might draw closer to God and discover the purpose of life this side of heaven. Join us as we focus in on the four “Gs” Gather, Grow, Group and Give – and live out God’s calling for us both individually and as a church family!

A Church After God's Own Heart Theme Slide