Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19-20
PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH EXISTS…
To honor and glorify God by obeying Jesus’ command to make disciples of all people groups. We accomplish this through our Mission and Core Values.
OUR MISSION
To be Faithful in our proclamation of the Gospel, to the preaching and teaching of the Word of God, and to the administration of the Sacraments, from one generation to the next.
OUR CORE VALUES
Core values are the essential and enduring tenets or the small set of guiding principles by which an organization endeavors to carry out its mission. These values form the foundation upon which an organization builds its efforts to make a significant contribution to the world. They provide a check for the motivation for all activities in which an organization is engaged.
Our core values are based on the Gospel foundation which is the heart of Peace Lutheran’s mission.
OUR VISION
Reaching and keeping souls for Christ, through the power of the Gospel.
- Christ-Centered, Cross-Focused:
The Cross is our Theology – we make our journey as baptized children of God who have already been united to Christ the crucified in whom we live and serve in His Church - Confessional:
Demonstrating our confession of Christ through all individual and congregational activities. - Sacramental:
Affirming that faithful Word and Sacrament ministry always celebrates our forgiveness, life and salvation in Christ. - Faithful Disciples:
Trusting that our Lord will deepen our faith, heighten our desire to participate and make disciples through the message of the Gospel. - Compassionate:
Embodying our desire to care for and serve one another and all people (family, congregation, community, country, all nations) in the love and compassion of our Lord. - Liturgical Worship:
Acknowledging that the liturgy confesses the faith of the scripture in a form which engages the heart, mind, body, and soul. - Holy Communion:
Christ’s Body and Blood are truly present in, with, and under the bread and wine in the Sacrament of the Altar. This sacrament is given to us for the forgiveness of sins and strengthens the faith of those who receive it faithfully. (1 Corinthians 11:27-29) The Scriptures warn us that those who partake of this Holy Sacrament without acknowledging the actual presence of Christ’s body and blood in the bread and wine do grave harm. Therefore, we practice closed communion. Due to theological differences among Christians regarding beliefs about this Supper, only communicant members of an LCMS church are invited to the Lord’s table. If you are not a communicant member of LCMS Congregation, you are welcome to come up to the Table with arms crossed to receive a blessing. Holy Communion is offered on the first, third, and fifth Sunday of each month, as well as Festival dates. - Holy Baptism:
We believe that through Baptism, we are washed clean of our sins, rescued from death and the devil, and given everlasting life. In Baptism, God marks us as one of His own apart from any merit or worthiness in us. We believe that in Baptism, God combines His life-giving and life-creating Word with water and thereby we are born again of water and the Spirit. (Ephesians 5:25-26)