Our Story
     The story of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is both ancient and timely.  It’s a story of a powerful, patient God who loves equally and without judgment those who attend church and those who don’t.  That pretty much covers everyone.  It’s a story that brings deep meaning, comfort, and strength to a growing community living in today’s often unsettling times.  Come visit and learn more about our beliefs and become a part of our faith story.

Who is God? 
     God is the creator of the universe, the giver of life, the source of wholeness, healing, and forgiveness, the champion of the poor and oppressed, and the power of new life and resurrection.  God creates, redeems, and continues to sustain the world.  Lutherans know God as the Holy Trinity — one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  Lutherans believe all people are created in God’s image and loved by God.  We know about God thanks to the witness of the Scriptures and especially through Jesus Christ, who embodied God’s love for humanity.  We call this “good news” or the “gospel.”  God’s grace is a gift given through Christ.  There is nothing you can do to deserve or earn this gift.  Through this gift of God, we are led by the Holy Spirit to live and work for justice and peace.

What do Lutherans believe?  
     Lutherans believe that God came to us in Jesus Christ, in human form, humble and vulnerable.  Jesus lived among us and lived the “good news” in all he did.  Forgiveness of our sins was accomplished when Jesus was crucified on the cross.  As Jesus promised, three days later, he rose.  Because of Christ’s sacrifice, all people can be made whole in Christ and set free to love and serve all people, particularly the vulnerable, as now we are the hands and feet of Christ.

Let’s talk about faith.
     The Lutheran branch of Christianity was named for Martin Luther, who once wrote, “Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace, so sure and certain that you could stake your life on it one thousand times...Through faith, a person will do good to everyone without coercion, willingly and happily; serving everyone, suffering everything for the love and praise of God, who has shown such grace.” Faith is not about knowing and agreeing to a set of beliefs but about living in a trusting relationship with God in response to God’s grace.  Faith is the confident knowledge that living according to God’s promises motivates you to love and serve your neighbors just as Christ did.