To learn more about who we are and what we believe at our Lovettsville church, visit our website at: ELCA.org
TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD
February 15, 2026
Flannel Shirt Sunday
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Zion Lutheran Church
Sunday Worship at our Lovettsville church starts at 9:00 a.m.
Mailing Address:
38011 Morrisonville Road
Lovettsville, Va. 2018
Bethel Lutheran Church
Sunday Worship at our Lovettsville church begins at 11:15 a.m. Join us at 40588 Tankerville Road, Lovettsville, Va. 20180.
For correspondence, our mailing address is P.O. Box 307, Lovettsville, Va.
In-Home Church Worship
Zion & Bethel Churches in Lovettsville
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Minister – Pastor Andreas Armstrong
Pianist - Anne Markert
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Praying for our own mountain top experience!
To keep our spirits burning with the light of God's love we might want to consider what we may need to let go of today in order to live closer to the mountain. Pope XIV invites us to consider the following as we close out this Season of Light and enter into the Season of "Spiritual Housecleaning" also known as LENT.
Pope Leo XIV on Lent, "I would like to invite you to a very practical and frequently unappreciated form of abstinence: that of refraining from words that offend and hurt our neighbor. Let us begin by disarming our language, avoiding harsh words and rash judgement, refraining from slander and speaking ill of those who are not present and cannot defend themselves. Instead, let us strive to measure our words and cultivate kindness and respect in our families, among our friends, at work, on social media, in political debates, in the media and in Christian communities. In this way, words of hatred will give way to words of hope and peace."
What we ought to "give up" in Lent is not something that primarily benefits us but instead benefits the mission to which we have been called in Holy Baptism: To love our neighbors (anyone who has life in them) as we love ourselves. It's for His sake and theirs that we have been called to serve, and it comes back to us!
See you this Wednesday as we enter into the season of Lent.
Ash Wednesday
February 18th
2:00 p.m. - Zion Church
Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion
Bethel, Rehobeth & Zion Churches together
Next Sunday
First Sunday in Lent
February 22, 2026
9 a.m. Zion Lutheran Church
11:15 a.m. Bethel Lutheran Church
Bethel Community Ministry:
Steeple2people
Bethel Members will bring worship to your door.
Pick a Sunday for us to meet you where you are.
A small group will meet you to share
the Love of God through prayer,
God’s Word, songs, humor, comfort,
joy, hope, encouragement and peace.
Call or email us to reserve a time at
703-938-9444 (pastor’s home office)
Or Steeple2people@aol.com (email)
God loves you and so do I!
In Christ's Love,
Pastor Andreas Armstrong
May God bless and remind you once again, this week that you are His! And He truly Loves YOU!!!
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In Christ's Love,
Pastor Andreas Armstrong
Going <'////><'ing with Jesus!
Serving Zion & Bethel Lutheran Churches in Lovettsville, Virginia
Home/Office 703-938-9444
Visit us at BZChurches.org
About our Pastor
Welcome from Pastor G. Andreas Armstrong
I am presently serving the people of Zion and Bethel Churches in Lovettsville, and what a blessing it has been! God has also blessed me with a wonderful wife and two grown children—our daughter who lives and teaches school with her husband in Costa Rica and who have brought into our lives two wonderful grandchildren, and a son who works as a bartender in California (serving others like his dad?). I have had the pleasure of serving churches in Texas, North Carolina, and Virginia since 1982 as part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America before coming here. God is indeed good.
There is so much more we can do when we serve together at our Lovettsville church. That blessing becomes a reality when I, the only one at church who is designated in writing as a part-time minister, am joined by everyone else here as full-time ministers. We take that calling seriously. I pray you will too if you consider joining this wonderfully blessed team of ministers to live out your faith, hope, and love through Zion and Bethel Lutheran Churches. We are called in Christ Jesus our Lord to share the love of Christ from one generation to the next. Let’s do it!
God loves you and so do I!
Email: Coolrev4jc@aol.com
Home/Office: 703-938-9444