To learn more about who we are and what we believe at our Lovettsville church, visit our website at: ELCA.org
2nd SUNDAY in LENT
March 1, 2026
.jpg/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:1209,h:1699)
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
Click below
Minister – Pastor Andreas Armstrong
Pianist - Anne Markert
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Forever Families in God's World
When God bent low and whispered “Mine,”
He wasn’t choosing perfect hearts—
He gathered wanderers, strays, and seekers,
And held us close so we’d not part.
Like dogs who wait behind the gate,
Hope shining in their patient eyes,
They do not choose by wealth or status—
They choose the ones who see their cries.
A tail that thumps, a timid nuzzle,
A spark that says, “You’re home with me.”
And in that moment love decides
What destiny was meant to be.
So God adopts us just like that—
Not for our strength, but for our need;
Not for our polish, but our longing
For gentle hands and faithful feed.
And once we’re held within His arms,
He sends us out to love the same:
To find the lonely, scared, forgotten,
And call them family in His name.
For every neighbor is a soul
Still waiting by some unseen door,
Hoping someone will stop and notice
And say, “Come home—you’re lost no more.”
God chose us first, then gave a mission:
To love as freely as we’re loved;
To be the ones who kneel and welcome
The ones the world has never hugged.
Forever families aren’t just found—
They’re made by hearts that dare to see
That God adopts, and so must we:
With open arms and loyalty.
Next Sunday
Third Sunday in Lent
March 8, 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!!!
Visit us at: BZChurches.org
Find us on Facebook and YouTube
"Zion & Bethel Lutheran Churches, Lovettsville VA"
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