About Us
WHO WE ARE! Trinity Lutheran Church of Ocala is a member congregation of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS). The Synod is organized into 35 districts, 33 of which are defined along geographic lines. The other 2 are non-geographic districts, meaning they have member churches in several states. We are in one of these non-geographic districts, called The English District. Back in the times when the LCMS was young, many congregations worshiped in the German language, but there were other churches which confessed the same theology as the LCMS but which worshiped in English, and these congregations formed a connection that ultimately joined the LSMS as the English District.
The English District is headed by a Bishop (Rev. Jeffrey Miskus) who was chosen from among the pastors of the district churches during the convention which occurs every three years. We are part of the Southern Circuit. Our Circuit Visitor is Rev. Eric Linthicum, who is the pastor of Tree of Life Lutheran Church in Inverness Florida. There are 3 other English District Churches in Florida: Celebration in St. Johns; Shepherd of the Coast in Palm Coast; and Faith, in Naples.