What We Believe

One Body in Christ, Living and Sharing the Good News!

As One Body in Christ, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church is a congregation of gifted believers dedicated to the proclamation of the Gospel and the Word of God, serving our community, both near and far, in the Name of Christ.

Living reminds us of Christ’s love for us and our response to follow his commands, providing mutual support and love for one another and inviting all who enter our sphere of influence to share in this joy with us.

The Vision of this Mission Statement empowers our ministries as we Experience God’s Grace Together in worship and fellowship Build up the Body in faith through Bible Study for all ages, and Expand ministries to reach our community with the Love of Christ.

Sharing the Good News is our mission on this earth.

Truths We Confess

We believe there is One Holy God, eternally existing in three persons — Father, Son and Holy Spirit. These three are One God.

God the Father is the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth. He created us in His image and loves the world so much that He sent his Son so that we might eternally live with Him.

God the Son, who we know as Jesus, was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the cross to redeem us, rose bodily from the dead, lives and reigns with the Father, and will return for His Church, The Community of All Believers.

God the Holy Spirit proceeded from the Father and the Son, as the source of empowerment and comfort for believers until He returns. He gives each believer the power to believe and gifts for our life in the Church.

We believe the Scriptures (commonly called the Bible, including the Old and New Testaments) are God’s Holy Word. Through these inspired writings, God gives us knowledge to know Him, the wisdom leading to salvation, and the authoritative standard for life, faith and practice.

We believe that humanity, although made in the image of God as male and female, rebelled and through this sin of Adam is fallen and spiritually dead. This spiritual death, or total depravity of the human nature, has been transmitted to the entire human race (with the exception of Christ Jesus), and it is only through God’s Grace that we are brought to new life through faith in Jesus and His death and resurrection.

We believe the church, as the body and pure bride of Christ, was created to give glory and honor to God, proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, nurture and build up believers, administer the sacraments, and, as Christ’s representatives on this earth, to be a blessing to and serve our neighbors in the world.