We get our name "Lutherans," from Martin Luther, a pastor whose understanding of the Scriptures sparked the Protestant Reformation. As Lutherans of the Missouri Synod, we believe...

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The Bible

We believe that the Bible is God's Word, written by men through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The Scriptures were given to us as the foundation of our faith and are without error (2 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 4:12).

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The Trinity

There is one true God, who is the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, three distinct persons, but of one and the same divine essence, equal in power, equal in eternity, equal in majesty, because each person possesses the one divine essence entirely.  God the Father is the Creator, God the Son is the Redeemer, and God the Holy Spirit is our Sanctifier (Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 28:19).

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Humanity

We were created in God's image, but when sin entered the world we became separated from God. We are born into the world as sinners and cannot by our own efforts reconcile ourselves to God and therefore are deserving of eternal damnation (Genesis 1:26, Genesis 3, Ephesians 2:1-3).

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Salvation

God took on the form of man (Jesus Christ) by being born of a virgin Mary and lived a perfect life so that He could serve as mediator between God and man. He died the death that we deserved, and upon rising again we are a new creation. All who believe are saved (Galatians 4:4-5, Galatians 3:13, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19).