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We have a mission... |
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to increase and abound in love for one another and for all.
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We have a message to share... |
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We, as sinful humans, have failed to love God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind. We have failed to love our neighbors as ourselves.
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Because of our sins, we deserve to be cast out of God's loving presence forever.
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God, motivated by his great love for us, sent his one and only Son into this world to save us.
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Jesus Christ, God's Son, lived a life of perfect love as our substitute. On the cross, he suffered God's punishment in our place. On Easter, he rose from the dead to prove his victory over sin and death.
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Because of what Jesus has done for us, God freely gives us forgiveness, life, and salvation as a free gift.
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God gives us this gift through the gospel (the good news), which we receive through his Word, Holy Baptism, and Holy Communion.
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We are a Scriptural church... |
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We accept the entire Bible as the inerrant, verbally inspired Word of God. We are dedicated to preaching the truth and reject any teachings that are based on human opinion, reason, philosophy, emotion, or tradition.
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For a full presentation of our teachings, see This We Believe.
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We are a community church... |
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Our church is a growing family of neighbors sharing God's love to meet each other's needs.
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We are a liturgical church... |
Our worship services follow the historic order of service called the liturgy. The liturgy, which has been used by the Christian Church for millennia, continues to be a blessing to people today. Rather than focussing on our opinions or emotions, which change so often, our worship services focus on the great things that God has done for us, things which never change.
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We respond to the need for Christian education... |
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Our Lutheran Elementary School is designed to assist parents in educating their children in the wisdom of God's Word and in the knowledge of God's world so that they may grow up to be useful citizens in God's kingdom and in the world in which they live. To accomplish this, we offer pre-school (4 years old) and kindergarten through eighth grade.
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We are a part of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS)... |
We are a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical (gospel-preaching) Lutheran Synod (WELS), so-named because its founders began their gospel-preaching work in Wisconsin. Today it is represented by congregations throughout the United States and in many countries around the world. It has the fourth largest private elementary school system in America.
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