What We Believe
As a WELS church we are
convinced that within our fellowship we do not compromise any doctrine of
Scripture. Wherever there are souls that cling alone to the
righteousness won for them by the life, death and resurrection of the
eternal Son of God, there will be believers. Every time in worship we
speak the Apostles' or Nicene Creed, we confess that we do believe in the
Holy Christian Church. We know that true believers gather around the
gospel in Word and sacrament. We believe that God desires believers to
gather together with their fellow believers so that they may gain experience
and insight from others. We know that believers share the comfort and
power of the gospel with others, to sing hymns together, confess their faith
together and speak prayers together all this give encouragement to one
another in the race of faith. We are all parts of the body of Christ.
Jesus has shown us that we function best in Christ's body when we function
together, gathered around the means of grace.
Grace's Mission Statement
Grace
Ev. Lutheran Church is dedicated to the pure preaching and teaching of God's
word. Our faith rests on the truth that Jesus Christ, God's son, has
fully paid for all sin by His suffering and death on the cross and that
"whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
(John 3:16)
We the
members of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church affirm our continuing mission
to work at bringing all people to the knowledge of the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. To gather in joyful worship of God, to be witnesses to the
truth of God’s salvation among ourselves that we may encourage each other to
grow in faith and to witness to the hope of eternal life that is within us
to our community and to the world.
WELS Affiliation
Grace
is a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS).
There are
over 1200 congregations in the WELS.
Through membership in this
confessional body we participate
in and benefit from:
V Thorough
training of future pastors and teachers
V World
wide mission outreach
V Ministries
to souls with special needs