Bethel Lutheran Church of Avoca, TX

A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (elca.org), member of the North Texas-Northern Louisiana Mission Area (ntnl.org). Worship is held every Sunday at 9 AM at Christ Chapel in Stamford and at 11 AM at Bethel in Ericksdahl, plus on the Wednesdays of Lent and major festivals such as Christmas, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday . Holy Communion is open to all believers; Holy Communion is celebrated on the first and third Sundays of the month, plus major festivals, at both locations.

Services at Christ Chapel at 9 AM with coffee fellowship after; this is a small, intimate, casual, liturgical, and very friendly service. Sunday School for all ages at 10:15 at Bethel Ericksdahl, followed by 11 AM worship at Bethel. Worship at Bethel is more formal, in a more elegant setting, with a larger group, but still liturgical and friendly. We strive to welcome you and make you feel at home at either location.

Mission statement of the ELCA:
This is Christ's church.
There is a place for you here.
We are the church that shares a living, daring confidence in God's grace. Liberated by our faith, we embrace you as a whole person — questions, complexities and all. Join us as we do God's work in Christ's name for the life of the world.