| Mission Statement
Worship
Christians are to gather together to worship
their Lord. Members of this parish gather
together to express their praise and
thanksgiving to God. They bring to Him their
prayers, and are nourished and strengthened by
God's Word and Sacraments. They build up one
another as members of His Body the Church. By
their worship they demonstrate to the world
their allegiance to Christ and witness to His
Lordship over every area of life.
Nurture
Christians are to grow in grace and knowledge of
their Lord. For this purpose God has established
the ministry to be a means of teaching His
People and equipping them for His Mission.
Members of this parish are to strengthen
themselves through private study, public
teaching, and mutual sharing of the truths of
His Word.
Fellowship
Christians are afforded the opportunity to
commune with their Lord In the Lord’s Supper and
to receive and participate in the blessings of
the redemption He won for them through His death
and resurrection. Members of this parish have
the opportunity of fellowship with one another
as together they celebrate what God has done for
them in Christ by preaching, teaching, study
opportunities, diverse worship experiences, and
gatherings for various purposes. Every encounter
a Christian has with another is occasion for
mutual edification and up building through the
operation of the Holy Spirit.
Evangelism
Through Baptism, Christians become both God's
children and His witnesses. Members of this
parish are to carry Christ’s message to the
world through daily witness In word and deed,
through the witness of the congregation, and
through the proclamation of the Gospel
throughout the world. Individual Christians are
thereby committed to prayerful and financial
support of the various means by which they may
extend their worldwide mission.
Service
Recognizing that all life is under the Lordship
of Jesus Christ, Christians are to do God’s work
through their vocations and in their home,
church, and state. Members of this parish are to
demonstrate Christian love by extending justice
and social acceptance to all, and by ministering
to the total being. Such demonstration of
Christian love adds power to the proclamation of
the Gospel. |