Christ the King Lutheran Church had its inception in 1940 when the English District of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod opened a preaching station in Grosse Pointe Woods. The Mission Board of the English District called the Rev. Wilbert C. Burmeister to serve the congregation as its first resident pastor. The congregation was organized on January 27, 1941 under the name of Calvary Lutheran Church with ten charter voting members. When Pastor Burmeister accepted the Call of another congregation in 1945, the Rev. Walter J. Geffert of Kingfisher, Oklahoma, was called to serve Calvary Church. He was installed as pastor on October 14th, 1945.

A permanent church site on the corner of Lochmoor Boulevard and Mack Avenue was secured in 1947. It was at this time that the name of the church was changed to Christ the King. On October 18, 1953 the congregation dedicated a Tudor Gothic style chapel with a seating capacity of 300. The building is faced in Tennessee ledge rock and trimmed with limestone. The following decade saw the membership of 168 communicants grow to approximately 550. Having outgrown its facilities, Christ the King launched an expansion program to meet the needs of the congregation and the community.

Our present church building was dedicated March 15th, 1964. Its overall dimensions are 122' by 48' incorporating a bell tower 45' high. The normal seating capacity of the nave is 475. The architecture follows the modified Gothic lines of the chapel and the type of stone used in the construction of the chapel was also used on the larger building.

Christ the King continues to grow as a congregation with the grace of God. In 1986 Christ the King began a preschool program for the community. The first year there were four students enrolled in the preschool. Today 14 years later, there are 115 students enrolled with two full time teachers and five teachers’ aids.

Christ the King has also experienced growth in membership in the past four years. The church has seen almost 200 new members and we have numerous guests every Sunday. Because of our growth, the congregation is expanding our our current facilities. We are adding dedicated office, preschool and christian education space as well as making the facility handicap accessible.