The members of Trinity-St. James Lutheran Church are a people of the Book, that is, the Bible. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God. They are the only source and norm of our life together. We believe that the message of the Bible is divided into two parts, God’s Law and God’s Gospel. The God’s Law shows us our sin and accuses us. The God’s Gospel (Good News) proclaims the forgiveness of sin and the salvation from the law’s accusation by the free gift of God’s love in Jesus Christ.
The members of Trinity-St. James are a people who gather around Word and Sacrament. We believe that God creates and sustains saving faith in Christ Jesus through the hearing of God’s Law and God’s Gospel. Therefore, we gather around the Word as it is taught and preached. By the Holy Spirit’s blessings we receive the power to believe in Christ and lead lives pleasing to Him. In the Sacrament of Baptism the Holy Spirit creates saving faith. In the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper He nourishes and sustains our faith.
Trinity-St. James Lutheran Church belongs to an organization of like-minded congregations called The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). There are over 6,000 US congregations; we count approximately 2.6 million baptized members in The LCMS. By joining with other congregations, we combine our strengths and resources to do things that individual congregations can’t do. We send missionaries to other countries, maintain colleges and seminaries to train pastors and teachers, provide loan funds for building churches, and operate a health and retirement system for full-time workers. Together we coordinate missionaries in 55 other countries and connect with nearly two dozen partner churches worldwide. We provide food and medicine where there is famine, and we give support and instruction so other people can become self-sufficient.
Trinity-St. James Lutheran Church is a teaching church. Because we are a people of the Book, we operate programs of Christian Education for people of all ages.
The members of Trinity-St. James are a people who gather around Word and Sacrament. We believe that God creates and sustains saving faith in Christ Jesus through the hearing of God’s Law and God’s Gospel. Therefore, we gather around the Word as it is taught and preached. By the Holy Spirit’s blessings we receive the power to believe in Christ and lead lives pleasing to Him. In the Sacrament of Baptism the Holy Spirit creates saving faith. In the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper He nourishes and sustains our faith.
Trinity-St. James Lutheran Church belongs to an organization of like-minded congregations called The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). There are over 6,000 US congregations; we count approximately 2.6 million baptized members in The LCMS. By joining with other congregations, we combine our strengths and resources to do things that individual congregations can’t do. We send missionaries to other countries, maintain colleges and seminaries to train pastors and teachers, provide loan funds for building churches, and operate a health and retirement system for full-time workers. Together we coordinate missionaries in 55 other countries and connect with nearly two dozen partner churches worldwide. We provide food and medicine where there is famine, and we give support and instruction so other people can become self-sufficient.
Trinity-St. James Lutheran Church is a teaching church. Because we are a people of the Book, we operate programs of Christian Education for people of all ages.
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LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD
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From immigrant communities of German Christians to a mainline denomination of more than 6,000 congregations, We the Church: The Priesthood of All Believers focuses on the origin and development of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) and how the early LCMS met the outreach challenges of its new "American" setting. Beyond the historical context, this video examines how early church leaders viewed the role of laity inside and outside of the church. It also challenges today's church members to embrace their rich heritage as disciples by sharing the message of hope we have in Christ Jesus.
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