What We Believe
Our church teaches and responds to the love of the Triune God: the
Father, creator of all that exists; Jesus Christ, the Son, who became human
to suffer and die for the sins of all human beings and to rise to life again
in the ultimate victory over death and Satan; and the Holy Spirit, who
creates faith through God's Word and Sacraments. The three persons of the
Trinity are coequal and coeternal, one God.
We believe that in the Lord's Supper, Christ's body and blood are present in
the bread and wine, and are effective for the forgiveness of sins and
strengthening of faith, in accordance with 1 Corinthians 11:29.
Being "Lutheran," our congregations accept and teach Bible-based teachings
of Martin Luther that inspired the reformation of the Christian Church in
the 16th century. The teaching of Luther and the reformers can be summarized
in three short phrases: Grace alone, Faith alone, Scripture alone.