JOIN US SUNDAYS AT 9:30AM & 11AM AT N. OLMSTED OR 11 AM AT ELYRIA
WELCOME TO ELYRIA FRIENDS!
Join this new work in Lorain County as we form an authentic community loving people to life in Jesus Christ. Find the opportunities for worship, growth, support and service you’ve been looking for!
Sunday worship gathers at 11 am, with Kids’ Church and childcare for 5th grade and under during the service. Linger afterward to enjoy coffee, snacks and fellowship.
As a campus of North Olmsted Friends Church, we’re supported by the staff and programs of the entire church. David Hoovler serves as our campus pastor.
WORSHIP
Our Sunday worship services usually last a little more than an hour. We join together in prayer and live music—from contemporary songs you hear on Christian radio to classic hymns of the faith. It’s our goal to offer heartfelt worship to God, not to watch a performance.
Sermons emphasize Biblical teaching to help us grow in our walk with God, wherever you are on your journey. Usually the message is shared on-site by Pastor David, and occasionally by other staff, including by video from the North Olmsted campus. Recent sermons can be found on YouTube.
FELLOWSHIP & GROWTH
Enjoy life together! Gather to encourage and challenge one another in our walk with Jesus. Join in Bible study and prayer for one another at 9:30 am Sundays. Break bread with friends at a potluck or picnic, and join our Thursday evening Growth Group for Bible study, fellowship and support.
Opportunities for children include Kids’ Worship Arts at 9:30 am Sundays and Kids’ Church at 11, as well as nursery and preschool programs. Youth meet at 11 on the second and fourth Sundays of each month.
We also benefit from the resources available to us as one church in two locations. Join activities for all ages at both of our campuses—from special events to regular weekly classes and fellowship gatherings.
SERVICE
We want to serve our community and connect to God’s work around the world. Our church partners with LoveINC Lorain County, and we run a winter warming drive to help our neighbors close to home.
We also share with our community through the Elyria Memorial Day parade, Third Thursdays, the Apple Festival and the Festival of Lights on Ely Square, among other community events.
Through our whole church, we support missions work from Cleveland to Malawi and Canton to Thailand.
Elyria Friends is an annual collection site for the Wheels for the World program, gathering wheelchairs and other mobility devices for those with special physical needs overseas.
Each year we pack hundreds of shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, sharing God’s love and the Good News with children in many nations.
This June the kids in our campus Vacation Bible School raised $900 to support Maraan Academy and other projects in Malawi!
WHO WE ARE
At Elyria Friends, God worked powerfully to bring two congregations together—and he is still at work in and through us. Learn more about our story through the video at right.
