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Gethsemane Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

Please join us for worship with communion on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Dale Raatz presiding.

Please bear with us as we continue reconstruction in the sanctuary – phase two has begun. We will hold both worship service and fellowship in our Fellowship Hall through July. Join us for worship through the summer. Our Outreach Ministry Team is collecting shelf-stable meal ingredients for the Santa Fe College Saints Food Share Pantry this month. Items may be dropped off during office hours.

Location – 4011 NW 34th Street | Gainesville, FL 32605

Gethsemane Lutheran Church gathers at NW 34th Street, just north of NW 39th Avenue. 

Worship

Join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30am, with hymns and praise followed by fellowship.

If you would like to view our worship bulletin or last week’s sermon, please contact the church office.

Our Purpose

Connecting our community to God by BOLDLY sharing the love of Christ

Our Guiding Principles

Rooted in Scripture | Growing in faith and community | Planting seeds of hope for the sake of the world

  • Pastor Dale stands with a student from Santa Fe College and a cart full of groceries for the Saints Food Share pantry
  • Pastor Dale and wife Teri with Karen Kearney are standing in a meeting room in Orlando attending the Florida Bahamas Synod Assembly in June
  • A Garden Flag displays the words Faith and Love near the front entrance of Gethsemane Lutheran Church
  • A church with a slightly peaked roof and a cement cross in front and green grass surrounding is the front view of Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Gainesville, Florida.
  • Four ladies lean over a colorful quilt and pin the layers together.
  • Pictured is a white frosted cake with blue, yellow and pink frosting flowers and the words "Welcome to GLC" written in blue frosting.
  • Five church members stand holding lunch sacks meant for the community.
  • 14 Young Adults wearing matching blue Luther Springs Staff shirts are pictured in the Narthex of Gethsemane Lutheran Church on July 5th.