King of Glory Lutheran Church

Pastor Paul Swartz with the King of Glory Lutheran Church.

King of Glory Lutheran Church, located at 106th Street and Keystone, is a vibrant community of believers living out there faith in the community of Carmel and beyond. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Pastor Paul Swartz to talk about the mission, the heartbeat, and future of King of Glory.

Pastor Swartz says that the mission of King of Glory is to be the, “The heart, hands, and voice of Christ.” King of Glory does not simply set up programs and expect people to walk into their doors. Pastor Swartz tells me that they equip the people of King of Glory to go out and to, “be the church.” In terms of being the church, members of King of Glory have gone out into the community on Mother’s Day and passed out roses to Mom’s. Other members have gone out to the Monon Trail and given out water to thirsty runners and cyclists. These are just a couple of the countless stories of members of King of Glory impacting our community.

The heartbeat of King of Glory is to serve the community and to show the love of God to everyone they come into contact with. Members of King of Glory understand that they are the hands and feet of Christ and that the church is not a building that people come to on Sunday mornings, but that the church is the people. When you step through the doors of King of Glory you get the sense from everyone you come into contact with that they love God and they love people. Pastor Swartz summed up the heartbeat of King of Glory when he told me his heart is to share with everyone that, “God loves you so much. Nothing that you do or have done can separate you from that love.”

The future of King of Glory is to be a “front porch” to Hamilton County. Pastor Swartz tells me that they hope to accomplish this in several different ways. King of Glory is located at the new 106th Street roundabout over Keystone which provides a large amount of traffic and visibility. At some point King of Glory hopes to create an actual front porch where walkers and cyclists can relax as they walk and ride around Carmel. Pastor Swartz emphasized to me that they are going to continue to live out their faith in the community and serve their neighbors.

King of Glory has several worship times:

• Casual Worship service is at 5:01 p.m. on Saturday evenings. King of Glory touts this service as a, “come as you are, casual fit gathering with music, a message and Holy Communion.”
• Classic Worship service is at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings. This service is described as, “worship focusing on participation through the liturgy, hymns and corporate confession of our faith.”
• Praise Worship service is at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings. This service, “incorporates popular praise music in a less formal setting than our other two services and includes scripture readings, a message from the pastor and Holy Communion.”
• Contemporary Worship service is at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings.

King of Glory describes this service as, “worship focusing on participation through the liturgy, hymns and corporate confession of our faith.”

King of Glory invites you to visit them at 2201 E. 106th Street Carmel, Indiana 46032 or online at www.kogcarmel.org.