Helping You Deepen Your Faith
48 Colony Church Rd, Newberry, SC 29108Worship Sunday Morning in the Sanctuary and on Facebook
January – March 2026 @ 9:00am
April – June 2026 @ 11:00am
July – September 2026 @ 9:00am
October – December 2026 @11:00am
Church office hours:
Monday through Friday
9 am to 1 pm
ONLINE GIVING IS ALWAYS AN OPTION!
Sunday Services
We offer Holy Communion on the first Sunday of the month and occasional festival Sundays.
There is no dress code. Some people wear suit jackets and ties, others wear blue jeans. Jesus wore a long robe, so who are we judge?
We are a liturgical church, meaning portions of our service are part of the ancient tradition passed down from the early church.
As Lutherans, we talk a lot about “grace.” For Lutherans, God’s grace is the divine mercy, love, and forgiveness we are offered daily. It cannot be earned or bought. We do not deserve it in any way and yet it is given to us daily.
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About Us
Members of St. Luke’s and St. Paul’s Lutheran churches in Prosperity and Pomaria founded this congregation in 1845 as a “colony” located halfway between their former churches. Its founding pastor was Rev. William Berley. The first Colony church was built in 1846 using wood from the old St. Luke’s church. Congregants joined the South Carolina Synod on March 2, 1848.
By the early 1850s, Colony members began using the land just NW of the church as a cemetery. A second frame church was constructed here c.1884. In 1957, it was replaced by a brick Gothic Revival sanctuary, where congregants still worship. A year later, Colony called its first full- time pastor, having previously been part of Beth Eden parish. Colony’s fellowship hall was built in 2000.
Colony is a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States.
But what does the ELCA teach about the Bible?
The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the written Word of God. Inspired by God’s Spirit speaking through their authors, they record and announce God’s revelation centering in Jesus Christ. Through them God’s Spirit speaks to us to create and sustain Christian faith and fellowship for service in the world. We accept the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of God and the authoritative source and norm of its proclamation, faith, and life.
How do you use the Bible in worship?
Our worship is steeped in biblical songs and prayers. Sermons at Colony often used the Bible to interpret the Bible. We following the Revised Common Lectionary.
Why do we follow the Revised Common Lectionary?
Each week, we are reading the same lessons as millions of others around the world. Lutherans, Roman Catholics, Methodists, Presbyterians, and so on. It is an expression of our unity in Christ.
What do I have to do to be saved?
This is the crux of our theology. We cannot save ourselves. If we could save ourselves, if we could be good enough, holy enough, faithful enough, then the Jesus would not have needed to die for us, his sacrifice would have been unnecessary. But we human beings are fallible and foolish. We often choose what is in our best interest over what is in God’s interest, or the interest of our neighbors. The Law acts as a mirror to show us our sinfulness and drives us to our knees so that we will cry out “Lord Jesus save me.” God chooses to save us, not because we are good or righteous. God loves us, and because God loves us, Jesus came to us. Jesus, God-With-Us, dwelled among us, and then allowed himself to be put to death on the cross, to show us the depth of God’s love. Jesus rose from the dead on the third day as proof that not even death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. We are saved by the grace of God alone.