Annual WoRSHIP and EVENTS
We have four key events that we hold annually each year at Ryssby Church. We invite you to learn more below and join us for these events. We’d love to host you as a participant or have you as a volunteer.
Each year the Ryssby Committee schedules a Spring Cleanup Day and asks for volunteers to assist with the cleanup. In the event of inclement weather, the Spring Cleanup Day will normally be postponed to the following Saturday.
The Ryssby Committee provides lunch to all of the volunteers who devote their time to helping beautify the Ryssby Church and Cemetery.
Each year First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Longmont hosts the annual Ryssby Midsummer Festival at the Ryssby Church. This event will be held on the 4th Sunday of June, which is close to the summer solstice or “Midsummer Celebration” traditionally celebrated in the Scandinavian countries each year. The event includes a traditional worship service using the old liturgy from the Lutheran Church, Augustana Synod Hymnal, a catered picnic lunch and many fun activities for the kids.
June 28th, 2026: Worship is at 11:00 in the beautiful Ryssby Church. Then lunch, games and fellowship to follow! Ryssby Church is on 63rd, one mile south of Nelson Road.
Midsummer at Ryssby is First Lutheran’s annual church picnic and it is a great chance to get to know your church community. We will have lunch and fellowship following the worship service with grilled burgers, brats, and hot dogs, several sides, drinks, and ice cream treats.
There is a small charge for lunch tickets, $15 for Ages 13 to Adults, $5 for ages 5-12, and under 5 are free.
You will pay for your lunch tickets at Ryssby before or after the worship service. Please complete a lunch reservation for the 2026 Mid-Summer Lunch RSVP, and if you can help with setup and/or take down of tables and chairs from the First Lutheran or Ryssby Websites.
CLICK Here to sign up: 2026 RSVP Ryssby Picnic Lunch
(You pay for your lunch tickets at Ryssby before or after the worship service)
The Swedish American Chamber of Commerce and the Denver Chapter of Swedish Women’s Educational Association(SWEA) annually hosts a special Swedish Candlelight Service and Santa Lucia Festival at the Ryssby Church. This service is held on the first or second Sunday of December each year. Special music for the service is provided by the SWEA Choir. Sermons are given in both the Swedish(Rev. Pether Ström–Broman, Swedish Church, NY, read by Karin Strook)and English(Rev. Ron Swenson) languages. The service concludes with a traditional Santa Lucia procession.
The Ryssby Committee of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church is grateful for the offering given to the committee from this service to help with the ongoing restoration and maintenance of the church.
For more information please contact: Karin Strook (303) 960-7309 or by email
Each year, First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Longmont, Colorado, USA, hosts the Ryssby Christmas Candlelight Services at the historic Ryssby Church, Southwest of Longmont, Colorado, a church started by Swedish Settlers in 1878. The Christmas Candlelight Services are a tradition started in 1938.
Seven Christmas Candlelight Services are held each year on the second full weekend of December.
The services feature music from the First Lutheran Chancel Choir and other musicians, traditional Christmas carols and the Christmas Story, as told in the Gospel of Luke, is read in Swedish.
2025 Ryssby Candlelight Service is December 13, 2025. For more information and Tickets (available starting November 18, 2025) visit Eventbrite.
