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.
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