History of the Divine Service

The Divine Service that the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod uses in worship has links all the way back to the early days of New Testament Christianity. The Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox rites have similar connections. Ultimately, liturgical churches worship in a manner that derives from the practices of the early New Testament Church.

After Pentecost, the apostles and other disciples were sent throughout the world to carry out Christ’s charge to baptize and make disciples of all nations (M...