The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

Main Street Living

About Main Street Living

Main Street Living is a liturgical worship service, broadcast Sunday mornings on 10 television stations in 8 states. The program is broadcast Sunday mornings at 10:00 am on KCAU (ABC) stations, and financially supported by the viewers and congregations of the viewing area.

The first portion of the program is remastered episodes of Lutheran hour ministries, This is the Life, a retro TV series that aired from the 1950s to the 1980s.


The Mission of Main Street Living

  • Main Street Living is here to provide liturgical service to those who are unable to attend a local congregation. 
  • We strive to be a ministry that aids and complements the work of pastors and their congregations, and encourage those who are able, to attend a local worship service.
  • Six regional services are broadcast on local television stations and available online to those who are unable to attend in-person worship
  • The service can also be viewed and supported at https://www.mainstreetliving.com/siouxcity/

News

Bulletin Announcements

“Main Street Living” and “This Is the Life” programming information for November, 2025

 

Oct 26, 2025

This is the Life - “The Sexton” - A pastor and a sexton (church caretaker) with magical powers fight an eerie duel in a church. 

Worship Service - Rev. Mark Moss, from Lutheran Heritage Foundation, presents a Reformation message titled ”Hang in there baby!“.  The sermon is based on John 8:31-36.  This program is interpreted and closed captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing.  Visit www.mainstreetliving.com for more information.

Nov 2, 2025

10:00am - “Run Away Home” - Roads often lead back to where we started from.

 

10:30 AM - Rev. James Travis, pastor at Calvary Lutheran Church in Sioux City, IA, presents a message titled ”Do We Become Saints When We Die?”.  This sermon is based on Matthew 5:3.  This program is interpreted and closed captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing.  Visit www.mainstreetliving.com for more information.

 

Nov 9, 2025

10:00am - “The Sin of Sue Bradley” - Misguided meddling leads to jealousy and threatens a loving relationship.

 

10:30 AM - Rev. Henry Witte, pastor at Hope Lutheran Church in South Sioux City, NE, presents a message titled ”Our Father’s Loving Comfort”.  This sermon is based on 2 Thessalonians 2:17.  This program is interpreted and closed captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing.  Visit www.mainstreetliving.com for more information.

 

Nov 16, 2025

10:00am - “Old Smiley” - Charlie learns that his “Happiness God” from the Orient is not what it seems to be.

 

10:30 AM - Rev. Merle Mahnken, pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Schleswig, IA, presents a message titled ”As Christians Wait for Christ's Return”.  This sermon is based on 2 Thessalonians 3:1-13.  This program is interpreted and closed captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing.  Visit www.mainstreetliving.com for more information.

 

Nov 23, 2025

10:00am - “To Take a Life” - A devoted son’s loving father is terminally ill, suffering severely and pleading to die.

 

10:30 AM - Rev. Alex Smith, pastor at Calvary Lutheran Church in Sioux City, IA, presents a message titled ”It is finished- the new era begins”.  This sermon is based on Luke 23:27-43.  This program is interpreted and closed captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing.  Visit www.mainstreetliving.com for more information.

 

Nov 30, 2025

10:00am - “Puzzle Club Christmas”  The Puzzle Club must solve a missing person mystery before Christmas

 

10:30 AM - Rev. Lucas Booher, pastor at Zion Lutheran Church in Storm Lake, IA, presents a message titled ”Hosanna to the King!”.  This sermon is based on Matthew 21:1–9.  This program is interpreted and closed captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing.  Visit www.mainstreetliving.com for more information.