We believe that God has inspired people to give us the Scriptures and shared with us a glimpse of the love and plan God has for us. Scripture is the norm of our faith and life together. We believe that scripture is our primary source of knowing what God has done, is doing, and is yet to do. Scripture should be faithfully examined in a community as well as studied individually to continue finding new ways of finding God in the world and our lives.
We call our community the church. The church is not a building, a club, or location. The church is the gathered people of every time and every place. The church is a gift of God given to us in order to gather, teach, encourage, and then send believers into mission. We believe Jesus came not just to save us in the next life but to be transform us in this life as well. No building could ever hope to contain all of that.
We believe God has been revealed through history. The church is connected by a great web of people and theologians who have wrestled with God and what we can know about God. We believe our communal history has much to teach us about who God is today. One theologian from the ancient church named Martin Luther called the church to depend solely on God for our salvation, not on our works, what we say, what we do, or by any of our actions. Therefore we are linked to our tribe in this great web of faith called the Lutheran Church. Luther called the church to always be reforming (changing) and never get too comfortable. Sometimes following Jesus can be very uncomfortable, but that's part of the journey and He equips us with everything we will need.
Lutherans believe in the Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God created and loves all of creation - the earth and the seas and all of the world’s inhabitants. We believe that God's Son, Jesus Christ, freed us from our slavery to sin in order to continue to serve the world through his death on the cross and his new life, and we trust that God's Spirit is active in the world. We are part of God’s unfolding plan. When we gather for worship, we connect with believers everywhere. When we study the Bible or hear God’s word in worship, we are drawn more deeply into God’s own saving story.
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We call our community the church. The church is not a building, a club, or location. The church is the gathered people of every time and every place. The church is a gift of God given to us in order to gather, teach, encourage, and then send believers into mission. We believe Jesus came not just to save us in the next life but to be transform us in this life as well. No building could ever hope to contain all of that.
We believe God has been revealed through history. The church is connected by a great web of people and theologians who have wrestled with God and what we can know about God. We believe our communal history has much to teach us about who God is today. One theologian from the ancient church named Martin Luther called the church to depend solely on God for our salvation, not on our works, what we say, what we do, or by any of our actions. Therefore we are linked to our tribe in this great web of faith called the Lutheran Church. Luther called the church to always be reforming (changing) and never get too comfortable. Sometimes following Jesus can be very uncomfortable, but that's part of the journey and He equips us with everything we will need.
Lutherans believe in the Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God created and loves all of creation - the earth and the seas and all of the world’s inhabitants. We believe that God's Son, Jesus Christ, freed us from our slavery to sin in order to continue to serve the world through his death on the cross and his new life, and we trust that God's Spirit is active in the world. We are part of God’s unfolding plan. When we gather for worship, we connect with believers everywhere. When we study the Bible or hear God’s word in worship, we are drawn more deeply into God’s own saving story.
Still want to know more?
What is Christianity?
What Do Lutherans Believe?
How Do Lutherans Approach the Bible?