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Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church founded in 1837 is a member congregation
of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. We believe, teach, and confess the
doctrine of the evangelical faith as it is taught by the Holy Scriptures and
faithfully confessed in the
Book of Concord of 1580.
Therefore we believe in the Triune God: God the Father, creator of all that exists; Jesus Christ His only Son, who for us men and for our salvation, became human to suffer and die for the sins of all people and to rise to life again in the ultimate victory over death and Satan, salvation is through Christ alone; and the Holy Spirit, who creates faith through hearing God's Word and receiving His Sacraments. The three persons of the Trinity are coequal and coeternal, three persons, one God. As Lutherans, we accept and teach the Bible based teachings of Martin Luther
(the simplest of these being
The Small Catechism) and other Lutheran reformers
which can be summarized in three short phrases: Consequently we are committed to the pure preaching of God’s Word and the
right administration of the Holy Sacraments, catechesis of all people in the
Christian faith, and liturgical worship consistent with our Lutheran heritage.
We are an evangelical and orthodox congregation, proclaiming Jesus Christ
crucified, risen, and reigning for the salvation of the world. |