Our church’s beliefs are established on the historical confessions of Lutherans that teach that we are guided by scripture alone, grace alone, and faith alone.
Scripture Alone
We believe that the Bible is God’s inspired and living word. We believe that the Bible reveals for us the truth about the human situation and God’s solution for it. We believe that the Bible guides our thoughts, words, and actions.
Grace Alone
We believe that grace is a gift from God that flows from his abundant love for us. God’s love and grace are gifts that are meant to be shared. We want all people to receive the gift of God’s amazing grace.
Faith Alone
We believe that the Holy Spirit offers us the gift of faith. The Christian life is not meant to be lived out on our own. We believe that being a part of a faith community is important. We grow in our faith by praying together, encouraging one another, and holding one another accountable as we journey through life in community.
Who is God the Father ?
God the Father is creator of the universe and the maker of everything in Heaven and on Earth.
Who is Jesus?
Jesus Christ is God’s perfect Son. He was born of the Virgin Mary and lived a sinless life on earth 2,000 years ago. He willingly paid for our sins by dying on the cross for us. His death gained salvation for all who receive it as a gift by trusting in Him alone. On the third day after his death, He rose from the dead according to the Scriptures. He is the only Mediator between God and us. We believe that He will return to Earth with glory to judge both the living and the dead and that his reign will last forever.
Who is the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit provides us with the gift of faith by creating it in our hearts. The Holy Spirit equips believers to grow in their love for God and to love and serve their neighbors.
We are a Sacramental Church
We understand that God works through his Word and Sacraments to draw us and keep us in faith.
We share in the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper on the first, third, and fifth Sundays of each month.
We encourage that people of all ages seek baptism for the forgiveness of sins and for inclusion into the Family of God.
We believe that the Sacraments are powerful demonstrations of God’s grace at work in our individual lives and in the life of the church. The Sacraments show us the depth of God’s love for us.
What is Baptism?
Baptism is the Sacrament that powerfully connects water and God’s Word to bless us with God’s grace and forgiveness. When we are baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit we receive a new identity as a child of God. The waters of Baptism cleanse us from sin so that we can live lives that are good and pleasing to God.
What is Holy Communion?
Our celebration of Holy Communion began on the night before Jesus died on the cross to take away our sins. At the Last Supper, Jesus shared his real presence with his disciples and promised that He would be with them every time they gathered to remember and to celebrate his sacrifice for them. God’s Word tells us that when we receive Communion, we are receiving much more than simple bread and wine. We are receiving the body and blood of Christ, His real and abiding presence in our lives.
Jesus Christ invites us to share this gift until he returns at the end of time, so that we may experience the forgiveness of sins, the strengthening of our faith, and the power to live lives that are pleasing to God.
We Believe in the Creeds of the Church
We are a church that affirms and remains connected to the statements of faith that are found in the three historic creeds developed by the ancient church.
We believe that all who are baptized are baptized into the faith and affirm that faith as expressed in the Apostles Creed.
We align our unity of faith in the expression of the Nicene Creed as together we share in the Lord’s Supper.
We affirm the power and the work of the Trinity, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, as expressed in the Athanasian Creed.
Our affirmation of the historical creeds connects us with the faith of those who have gone before us and those who will come after us as we wait in joyful hope for the return of Jesus, when He will make all things new.