OUR BELIEFS
We are a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Together in Jesus Christ we are freed by grace to be our true, authentic selves.
As people of God, we strive to live in ways that model God's grace and love to others. In the person of Jesus Christ, God has restored our relationships to God and each other. It is through these restored relationships that we are free to live into the authentic version of ourselves that God wants for us. This radical way of living through Christ is what defines, shapes and guides us as a community of faith.
By God’s grace we can and do live confidently, generously, and in service to others. We are all journeying in this mysterious, paradoxical way of living in Christ together – including our human limitations and failings, and the ambiguities, uncertainties, and suffering that we experience.
OUR VALUES
Forgiveness & Reconciliation
We are reconciled to God by God’s forgiving mercy. As a people of God, we embody forgiveness in speech, action and relationships, and our ministry in reconciliation is foundational.
Dignity, Compassion & Justice
Each person is created in God’s image. We respect this God-given right to dignity and, inspired by the life of Jesus, show love and compassion for all people. We uphold and seek to protect the dignity and human rights of all people.
Inclusion & Diversity
As Christ’s church, we value the richness of God’s creation and offer a radical welcome to all people, appreciating our common humanity and our differences. We are a church that does not view diversity as a barrier to unity. We recognize and will challenge dynamics of power and privilege that create barriers to participation and equity in this church and society – for women, people of color, minority ethnic groups, people with disabilities, people who are marginalized or living in poverty, and the LGBTQ community.
Faithful Stewardship of God's Creation
As church together, faithful stewardship is about holding to God’s purpose and ensuring the responsibilities and resources that God has entrusted to us are used with great care and with accountability to God, to each other and those served by this church.