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Servant, Go Forth
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At
Bethany Lutheran Church,
all are welcomed,
loved and accepted
in the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ.
O come and rejoice!

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Our Confession of Faith

What we believe as Lutherans

  • This church confesses the Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  • This church confesses Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and the Gospel as the power of God for the salvation of all who believe
    • Jesus Christ is the Word of God incarnate, through whom everything was made and through whose life, death, and resurrection God fashions a new creation.
    • The proclamation of God's message to us as both Law and Gospel is the Word of God, revealing judgment and mercy through word and deed, beginning with the Word in creation, continuing in the history of Israel, and centering in all its fullness in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
    • The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the written Word of God. Inspired by God's Spirit speaking through their authors, they record and announce God's revelation centering in Jesus Christ. Through them God's Spirit speaks to us to create and sustain Christian faith and fellowship for service in the world.
  • This church accepts the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of God and the authoritative source and norm of its proclamation, faith, and life.
  • This church accepts the Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds as true declarations of the faith of this church.
  • This church accepts the Unaltered Augsburg Confession as a true witness to the Gospel, acknowledging as one with it In faith and doctrine all churches that likewise accept the teachings of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession.
  • This church accepts the other confessional writings in the Book of Concord, namely, the Apology of the Augsburg Confession, the Smalcald Articles and the Treatise, the Small Catechism, the Large Catechism, and the Formula of Concord, as further valid interpretations of the faith of the Church.
  • This church confesses the Gospel, recorded in the Holy Scriptures and confessed in the ecumenical creeds and Lutheran confessional writings, as the power of God to create and sustain the Church for God's mission in the world.

The Confession of Faith is published in the Constitution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.



ELCA Holy Communion Tradition

"That they might all be One...." As Christians of the Reformation tradition, we believe that the Sacrament of the Altar is the real presence of Christ's body and blood, instituted by Christ Himself as a sign of unity.  Christians of all traditions who partake of Holy Communion, whether Protestant, Roman Catholic, or Eastern Orthodox, are welcome to join us at the Lord's Table.  Please fill be sure to sign the Communion roster.  The Sacrament is received by intinction, the dipping of the bread in the wine when the chalice is offered.



THE MISSION OF OUR CONGREGATION

"Empowered by the Holy Spirit, Bethany Lutheran Church proclaims
God's salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
in witness and service to the world, both near and far."
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