Our Lord Jesus Christ Died and Rose Again - For Us
We proclaim God's Word! Our focus is Christ crucified, risen and victorious. Therefore, faithful Christians will find Him here - where He promised to be found - in His Word and holy sacraments. We believe and teach that only by His Word; and by Baptism and The Lord's Supper - does God serve us the forgiveness of sins. By his preached Word, and by his truly-present body and blood alone, God serves and saves lost sinners who by grace, through the gift of faith, can and do believe it. We reject so-called "good works" and the proud, self-serving deeds of men, as worthless in God's sight. We rejoice in the true fruit of the Spirit, and humbly submit ourselves to those worthwhile things prepared for us before the creation of the world.
The Bible is the Holy, Perfect, Inspired Word of God
We are a church of the holy bible, and practice our Lutheran traditions according to the scriptures, depending solely on the inerrant, inspired Word of God for all truth. We teach the Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, Confession & Absolution, Baptism and the Lord's Supper for faith, salvation and everlasting life.
Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church; The Church is the Body of Christ
As Confessing Lutherans, we are in the body of the one, holy, Christian and Apostolic faith. We adhere to the historic teachings of the The Unaltered Augsberg Confession and the entire doctrine of The Book of Concord, 1580 A.D.; we are creedal, sacramental, confessional and trinitarian in our belief, teaching and practice. In the unity of faith, we believe that there is: "One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism for the forgiveness of sins". Jesus Christ is Really Present in the Fellowship of the Lord's Supper and is a Sacramental meal to be shared at our altar only among those of our own membership; those who are members of sister-LCMS congregations; and those who are members of congregations who are in altar and pulpit fellowship with us. This practice of “closed communion” is undertaken advisedly, and prayerfully, in order to protect the sanctity of the Sacrament, and for the benefit of fellow Christians with whom we are not in full doctrinal agreement, that they may not eat and drink unworthily. “We defend the doctrine received in the entire church, that in the Lord's Supper the body and blood of Christ are truly and substantially present, and are truly tendered with those things which are seen, bread and wine, and we speak of the presence of the living Christ [living body].” (AP, X:57 Of the Holy Supper)
All Who "Hunger and Thirst After Righteousness, Shall be Filled"
If you are interested in a church home where you are nurtured and supported in the true faith; where law and gospel are taught; where worship is historic, traditional and orthodox - we welcome your inquiry. There are adult information and confirmation classes. Please call, write or visit us - soon!
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