Welcome to Christ The Victor Lutheran Church

“Discover a Place to Belong”.

Christ the Victor Lutheran Church is a congregation called to:
INVITE, all inside and outside of our fellowship.
PROCLAIM, the Good News of Jesus Christ.
NURTURE, each other as we develop our faith.
SERVE, the needs of our church, our community, and the world.

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Worship at 10:00 am each Sunday with Communion

Please come through our OPEN DOORS and be filled with the Holy Spirit!

Adult Sunday School 9:00 am every Sunday

Children's Sunday School 9 am the 2nd Sunday of the month

~Services are streamed~

LIVE on YouTube

and Facebook

See Facebook or YouTube to hear Pastor J's Sermon

CLICK for October 18 Scripture Readings:  Year A - After Pentecost - Proper 24 - Revised Common Lectionary

October 18th - Isaiah 45:1-7, Psalm 96:1-131, Thessalonians1:1-10, Matthew 22:15-22

Since October 1966 the world has witnessed prolonged conflict in Viet Nam,
the fall of the Berlin Wall, continuing conflict in the Middle East, Nine-Eleven, the
Great Recession, an African-American becoming president, a pandemic, India
becoming the planet’s most populous nation, emerging nations in Africa separating
from their colonial roots, the invasion of Ukraine, an explosion of technology, a
swelling of the world’s population and unprecedented emigration due to violence
and poverty. Locally, issues of racism, differences in ethnicity and sexual orientation
and tribal politics continue to stress the Victoria community.
It would be easy to add other examples of human sinfulness to this list, but
positive activities have also taken place. In 1966, with the population of Victoria
expanding to the north of town, a group of parishioners from First English Lutheran
Church took steps to establish Christ the Victor Lutheran Church. Their efforts led
to an attractive worship sanctuary with classrooms and, later, a fellowship hall being
built at 202 Stanley Street by the Oliver Koenig Construction Company. Sixty years
later we are proud that El Rose Harding, one of our founding members, still
regularly attends worship and participates in parish activities.
During its sixty years of existence Christ the Victor has been blessed by the
ministry of faithful E.L.C.A. pastors and parishioners willing to share their gifts and
talents in worshiping a loving God and giving service to those in need. that is not to
say that Christ the Victor has never faced challenges over the years including
decreased support of mainline churches by young families, increasing costs to
maintain a large worship facility and interruption in attendance during a pandemic.
In response, the congregation now broadcasts its worship services online and
actively reaches out to communities of God’s children who have never before
experienced a welcoming church body. This outreach is explicit in our mission
statement, Discover a Place to Belong.
To commemorate our sixtieth anniversary, Christ the Victor has invited the
Polka Spirit Band from Shiner, Texas to help lead worship on October 18 with a
Polka Service. this will be followed by a catered meal in the Fellowship Hall at which
time winning tickets will be drawn to award prizes from the raffle. All people of
goodwill in the Victoria community are invited to join us on this festive day

Beautiful quilt made by Quilt Guild of Greater Victoria and other nice items will be raffled off at

$5 for each ticket or $20 for 5 tickets.

Drawing will be held during our

Anniversary Celebration on October 18, 2026. 

We will have lots of opportunities for you to purchase ticekts.

  Thanks for your support of CVLC!

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October is Pastor Appreciation Month The Reverend Johnene Cunningham has been called to serve the people of Christ the Victor Lutheran Church where she was installed June 7, 2026. She is a TEEM (Theological Education for Emerging Ministries) graduate of Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa. Before accepting the call to Christ the Victor, she served two congregations in San Antonio, TX, worked as part of synod staff for the Southwestern Texas Synod as the disaster response coordinator, part of Holy Fork in the Road Ministries, and provided transitional ministry for Christ the Victor. Johnene is a second career pastor, which means she served God’s people elsewhere before becoming a pastor. She spent 22 years as a police, fire and EMS dispatcher as well as being an EMT-Basic for
nine years. Her call to serve came as a teenager, and the road to the pulpit was not
traditional, but it was vital for her to take that journey to become the leader she is today.
As the pastor of Christ the Victor Lutheran Church she leads with a heart of love
and acceptance for all God’s children. The congregation has joined Johnene in creating
a space at Christ the Victor for all people to “Discover a Place to Belong”. Many
churches have expressed welcome for all people for many years, but not all have been
truly welcomed when they attend. Johnene wishes to extend welcome at Christ the
Victor to the point that anyone who visits will feel as though they belong there.
To find out more about Johnene and Christ the Victor you may engage their
social media on Facebook at Christ the Victor Lutheran Church ELCA or YouTube
@christthevictorlutheranchu2824 where worship services are streamed each Sunday at
10 am. Should you like to visit in person, the church is located at 202 Stanly St. (right
behind Aldi’s). Sunday school is at 9 am and worship begins at 10 am. Communion is
served weekly and all are welcome at Christ’s table. So come as you are because you are
worthy, you are loved, and you are enough

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All are Welcome!