What We Believe
As a congregation of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), Peace Lutheran Church holds to the teachings of Holy Scripture and confesses the faith summarized in the Lutheran Confessions (see the Book of Concord and the Small Catechism). Below is a brief summary.
The Holy Trinity
There is one true God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—confessed throughout the history of Christianity and witnessed in the three ecumenical creeds.
Creation & the Fall
God created all things in perfection. Since the Fall, all people are born in bondage to sin and cannot save themselves. God promised—and provided—a Savior.
Jesus Christ
Jesus is true God and true man, born of the Virgin Mary. He lived perfectly for us, suffered and died for our sins, and rose on the third day, winning victory over sin, death, and the devil.
The Holy Spirit & the Means of Grace
We come to faith not by our own strength but by the Holy Spirit working through God’s Word and the Sacraments: preaching, Holy Baptism, Holy Absolution, and the Lord’s Supper (Christ’s true body and blood). The Spirit sustains believers and works love for the neighbor.
Christ’s Return
On the Last Day, Christ will come again to raise the dead and judge the living and the dead, granting eternal life to all who trust His promise.
Learn More (LCMS Resources)
- The Gospel
- The Bible
- The Small Catechism
- The Ten Commandments
- The Apostles’ Creed
- The Lord’s Prayer
- Holy Baptism
- Confession and Absolution
- The Sacrament of the Altar
- Being a Lutheran
- Lutheran Worship
- The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
- Telling the Good News about Jesus
- Christian Families
- Angels
- Death and Dying
- Pastors
- The New Millennium
- Christian Stewardship
- Fellowship in the Lord’s Supper
- The Difference between the ELCA and the LCMS
- The Ordination of Women to the Pastoral Office
- Homosexuality
- Abortion
- Living Together Without Marriage
- Creation and Evolution
