We invite you to worship on campus & online. We invite you to be formed and serve through this community of faith. We invite you be transformed by the love, justice, and joy of Jesus!
2025 Holy Week & Easter Day at FELC!
On Sunday mornings we worship at 10:00 AM, with hospitality time following the liturgy onsite. We livestream on YouTube.
The worship bulletin for Sunday, April 20, is here.
The children’s bulletin for Sunday, April 20, is here.
FELC YouTube links below:
You can find our livestream on YouTube here.
You can also view the livestream on our website here.
Welcome to FELC
Welcome to First English Lutheran Church & Child Development Center.
You’re invited to fully participate in a community of faith and friendship that gathers for worship, relationship building, personal growth, and service in the community and the world. Following the example of Christ, this congregation welcomes you exactly as you are.
We are committed to the work of racial equity, justice, and advocating for marginalized groups. We welcome people in all places on the journey of faith and life. We celebrate differences in age, appearance, economic status, ethnic origin, nationality, race, family configuration, marital or relationship status, political leaning, religious background, and those who are differently abled physically or mentally.
Since 1989, FELC has openly welcomed persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions to full participation in the church and society.
We’re Lutheran, so that means we believe in grace for everyone. The good news of Jesus Christ, who brings us the love and mercy of God as a gift, liberates us to love as we are loved, serve as we are served, and give as we have been given much. We rejoice in the diversity that has nurtured and enriched the whole church.
Whether you’re from another faith tradition, a seeker and questioner looking for more to life and a place to explore, or even a lifelong Lutheran, we’re glad to have you.
News
- Celebrate Holy Week & Easter
Maundy Thursday | April 17, 2025 | Noon & 7PM The Noon liturgy will be abbreviated. 7PM: Confession & Absolution, Holy Communion, footwashing ritual, & stripping the altar in preparation for Good Friday. Good Friday | April 18, 2025 | Noon & 7PM Noon to 3PM: Tre Ore (3 hours) service on the Seven Last … - Chicken BBQ | Saturday, April 26
Everyone is invited to the longest-running community & social event of FELC (since 1964): the annual chicken BBQ, to be held in the parking lot (weather permitting)! Pitmasters will start smoking chickens in the outdoor smoker pit in the afternoon, & the potato salad & beans team will be getting the sides ready. You’re welcome to come & visit … - Repertory Chorus in Concert | Monday, April 28
Join UT’s Repertory Chorus in concert at FELC on Monday, April 28 at 8:00 PM. It’s a concert of mostly American, mostly folk music: “Yesterday”, “Clementine”, “I’ll Fly Away” and more. Repertory Chorus is a mixed chamber choir directed by graduate student conductors. FELC partners with UT’s Butler School of Music to provide a laboratory …Continue reading “Repertory Chorus in Concert | Monday, April 28”
- Discover Ukraine: A Benefit Concert | Saturday, May 3On Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 PM at FELC, join Cantastoria Chamber Choir in a benefit concert for Liberty Ukraine. Cantastoria Chamber Choir uses choral music, ancient and modern, to tell stories in the form of projects that they write and produce for video and live performance. Passionate about collaborating with artists in other disciplines, Cantastoria …
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- April 13 | Palm Sunday
“Hosanna” or “Hoshana” (הושענא) is a Hebrew word meaning save us now. Saint Augustine, fourth century bishop of the church, called Holy Week, the “Great Week” because of the great things that were accomplished during these days. Augustine said, “Unless the church can learn to identify itself with Christ in his death and resurrection, unless … - 5th Sunday in Lent | April 6
On the fifth Sunday in Lent, we enter the culmination on the wandering journey. We’ve been praying, fasting, and offering ourselves. And we are once again reminded that God makes all things new. In the Hebrew scriptures God promises this newness. In the gospel story from John this Sunday, Mary anticipates this newness, anointing Jesus’ … - Mozart Anew | Sunday, April 6
Secrets in Plain Sight: A New Way to Hear and Perform Mozart’s Music will be offered on Sunday, April 6, 3:00 PM at the University of Texas Butler School of Music, Dedman Drive, Room 2.614 (next to the Recital Studio). Mozart scholar and pianist Dr. Mary Robbins introduces an important aspect of Mozart’s music that … - Austin Cantorum in Concert | Saturday, April 5, 7:30 PM
Join FELC music partner, Austin Cantorum, on Saturday April 5 at 7:30 PM, for an evening of choral music exploring personal growth in the face of adversity. With music from composers Benjamin Britten, Gwyneth Walker, and Brandon Waddles, plus Veljo Tormis’s powerful “Raua needmine” (Curse Upon Iron), we’re all “Facing It” and recognizing our community, …Continue reading “Austin Cantorum in Concert | Saturday, April 5, 7:30 PM”
- Romani Music in Concert at FELC | Friday, April 4
hAmaro Fest 2025 – a two-day event celebrating Romani culture! Friday, April 4 beginning at 7:00PM Join everyone at FELC for an evening of Romani music & dance featuring world renowned artists (including our own Oliver Rajamani) of the Romani diaspora musical traditions – flamenco, kathak dance, Balkan Romani, & dance, & more. TICKETS at: …Continue reading “Romani Music in Concert at FELC | Friday, April 4”
- March 30 | Laetare Sunday
Laetare Sunday is the fourth Sunday in Lent in the western Christian liturgical calendar. This Sunday has been a day of celebration, within the austere season of Lent, and gets its name from the first few words of the traditional entrance verses in Latin, Laetare, meaning Rejoice. On Laetare Sunday (as similarly with the Third … - Council Meeting Highlights | March 2025
At the Council meeting on March 24, 2025, Terry Porter was approved as chair of the Support Ministry Team. Charlie Boas has received input from members related to the technology upgrade effort. He stated that he welcomes suggestions as well as expertise. He provided additional information about the keypad entry system that is being considered. … - First English Lutheran Child Development Center!
The First English Child Development Center has openings! It’s rare for a high-quality child development center to have open spots—especially for infants–but we do! Visit: https://www.firstenglishcdc.org/ Post or Share our flyer: Have an info board at your office or know someone who might be interested? Share this flyer! Follow us on social media: Share our posts, …Continue reading “First English Lutheran Child Development Center!”