What's Happening at Elim
There's a lot going on here at Elim Lutheran, from Bible studies to fellowship gatherings and activities for young and old. Check out our Events page for all the latest, and be sure and sign up for our monthly eNews.
Join us for BIBLE STUDY on Wednesdays at 10:30 in Narthex Fireside Room.
Our pastor, Mike Hanson, and his wife Elaine are former missionaries to Africa. Find out more...
Men's Breakfast every Wednesday, 9am at Coffee Oasis Port Orchard. Join our men for great coffee, food and fellowship.
Learn More About Us
Elim Lutheran was named after the place in the desert “where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees: and they camped there by the water.” Exodus 15:27. When the immigrants from European lands came to the Port Orchard area and recalled this verse about Elim in the Bible, they felt their place with the good water and beautiful trees in this Waterman area of Port Orchard were as close as the biblical description of Elim in the desert. Therefore, they named the church “Elim”.