What is a Home Altar? Your Home Altar is a special place in your home that serves as a daily reminder of God's presence and as a central place, and centering place, for faith nurture in your home.
Where do you put a Home Altar? Your Home Altar can be set up on a side table, coffee table, mantle, or anywhere it is convenient and significant for your home. It should be in a central location so that it serves as a daily reminder for household members to pray, read the Bible, and faithfully share Jesus' love. What do you put on a Home Altar? The construction of a Home Altar is a simple process: Choose a significant, uncluttered place for your Home Altar. You could set up a small cross, lay out a Bible and place a candle on your Home Altar.
	You could place items on your Home Altar that are significant to you, or your family's, faith journey. This could include: - Baptismal candles or other baptismal mementos - A simple altar cloth - A copy of Luther's Small Catechism - Devotional Books - A Children's Bible (age appropriate) - A book of prayers - A hymnal - First Communion mementos - Plants to signify growth and life in Christ - A small fountain, or bowl of water, to remind you of your baptism - Other items that help nurture your faith