Our Mission
We are a community for the community. And we are here to connect people to God’s Word and to our caring Christian community.
“Go and make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Transforming the hampton heights neighborhood Since 1926
Mt. Lebanon's original church building was built in 1926. The name was decided upon as a result of the landscape of the area. At the time, it was located at the corner of 57th and Hampton. The area was quite different than it is today; it was surrounded by farm fields, and many, many cedar trees. Cedar trees were used by Solomon in his temple; he imported these trees from Lebanon (1 Kings 5:6), and therefore, Lebanon was chosen as part of the name. As for Mount, well, if you notice, the church is built on a slight hill, therefore Mount Lebanon became its name. Following the large growth of both church and school, the existing building on the corner of 60th and Hampton was erected and the school just two years later.
Mt. Lebanon has historically been a neighborhood church. There was a time when you would find the church packed with 500 people, but only 5 cars in the parking lot. People went to the church near them. So near, in fact, that they could walk! While membership has waxed and waned with changes in the neighborhood, the church currently has over 350 communicant members.
We also support a Christian Day school housed on two different campuses. Mt. Lebanon Lutheran School participates in the Milwaukee School Choice program and therefore draws its student base from a much larger population than just the church proper. This presents us with some wonderful opportunities since a large majority of our students come from our community.
We are affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) and continue to seek partnerships with those in our community, including the YMCA, Lighthouse Youth Center, the Center for Urban Teaching, and many others.
True to our Lord's great commission, Mt. Lebanon certainly is "Go[ing] and make[ing] disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." Matthew 28:19-20.