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Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Serving Buffalo and other small towns in Wyoming
We are currently meeting every Sunday morning at 9am in the Wyoming Room inside the Bomber Mountain Civic Center in downtown Buffalo, Wyoming. We also have satellite gatherings in Thermopolis and Sheridan.
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Sharing the good news of free salvation in Christ
We are known for reaching out to hurting people and bringing the soothing balm of the Gospel. We are a member of the WELS, a theologically conservative church body that exists to give all glory to God by upholding, defending, and proclaiming the truth of the Holy Scriptures
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Fred Schurman
Fred Schurman, a Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary graduate, serves as the Pastor for Christ the King Lutheran Church. He’s known for his strong theology, hands-on approach, and love of the outdoors and fixing things.
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For those who are unable to worship with us in person, we stream our services live on YouTube every Sunday morning at 9:00am.
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- Acts 6:1-9, 7:2a, 51-60
How Can the Good Shepherd Let His Sheep Suffer and Be Slaughtered?
- Acts 6:1-9, 7:2a, 51-60
In this sermon we explore the hard question: How can the Good Shepherd allow His sheep to suffer and even be slaughtered? Looking at the story of Stephen—the first Christian martyr—we see how Christ teaches His flock to prioritize His Word, raises up the vulnerable to serve the venerable, leads His people through death into new life, and uses their faithful witness to both soften and harden hearts. Stephen’s peaceful confidence, even as he was violently killed, shows the Shepherd who stands to receive His sheep and calls them home to heavenly pastures where no wolf follows.
- Acts 2:36-47
How Does Christ Save Us from This Crooked Generation?
- Acts 2:36-47
This sermon explores how Christ rescues us from a crooked and twisted generation by opening our eyes to our blindness, giving us His gifts instead of burdens, and placing us into a new Spirit‑filled community. From the Emmaus road to Pentecost, we see how God reveals Himself through His Word, Baptism, and the fellowship of believers who gather around the apostles’ teaching. In a world bent by the devil’s lies, Christ straightens us by His grace and unites us as a family that encourages, supports, and reflects His love. Join us as we see how the risen Lord still saves, still gathers, and still transforms His people today.
- John 20:24-31
Why Isn’t Seeing and Touching the Proof of Our Faith?
- John 20:24-31
In this sermon on Thomas and the risen Christ, we explore why seeing and touching are not the proof of faith—and why Jesus calls you blessed for believing without seeing. From the Trinity to Baptism, from the Lord’s Supper to creation itself, we confront the limits of human reasoning and the way sin twists our logic. Yet Christ meets us exactly where our reasoning collapses, just as he met Thomas, and through his written Word he creates, nourishes, and sustains faith. This message shows how faith sets reason right, how God uses his promises to anchor us in suffering, and how believing becomes a clearer sight than anything our eyes can give. “These are written that you may believe…”—and through that believing, have life in his name.
- Matthew 28:9-10
Christ's First Three Statements after His Resurrection
- Matthew 28:9-10
In this Easter message, we hear the risen Christ speak his first three words of resurrection comfort: “Greetings,” “Do not be afraid,” and “Go and tell my brothers.” As the women at the tomb discover, Jesus meets sinners with welcome, removes our deepest fears, and sends ordinary believers with his promise. Rooted in Job’s confession—“I know that my Redeemer lives”—this sermon proclaims the victory Christ gives over sin, death, and the grave. Because he lives, we will rise.
- Luke 23:46
Our Savior's Final Prayer Comforts You
- Luke 23:46
In this Good Friday message, we reflect on Jesus’ final words from the cross and the astonishing truth behind them: the God‑Man chooses the moment of His death, entrusts His entire life and saving work into the Father’s hands, and wins the victory that restores our harmony with God. Through Scripture, real‑life stories, and the comfort of Christ’s finished work, this sermon points us to the Father who now holds us with the same love and certainty with which He received His Son.