Proclaim Peace through Jesus
OUR PURPOSE                        

As men, women, and children united in faith and worship by the Word of God, we exist to share the good news of Jesus Christ as the only Savior from sin and to equip people for lives of Christian service, all to the glory of God.   
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OUR MESSAGE

We emphasize the forgiving love of God and the demonstration of that love in the life and message, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  God's redeeming love is revealed to us solely in his verbally inspired Scriptures:
  • Because of our wrongs all people have earned God's anger and eternal punishment.
  • In his great love for all of humanity, God sent his Son Jesus Christ to be our Savior.
  • Jesus kept God's law perfectly in our place and he died on the cross to completely pay for the sins of all people.  We are justified (declared not guilty) and forgiveness is ours.
  • It is because of God's grace alone that we have been saved through faith in Jesus Christ.
  • Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.  In him we enjoy peace with God, guidance for living each day and a certain hope of heaven when we die. 
  • Our worship and ministry are built on the Bible and the application of God's unchanging truth and love to our attitudes, emotions, and lives.
  • We look forward to any opportunity to share these gifts with you.
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WE'RE A LUTHERAN CHURCH

We are a member congregation of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, so called because it had its beginnings in the upper Midwest some 150 years ago.  Immigrants from Europe had brought the "by grace alone, by Scripture alone, by faith alone" foundations of the 16th century Reformation with them when they settled in the Milwaukee area where the WELS is still headquartered. The WELS came to Arizona in the 1890's and today has over 1240 congregations in North America.  We support mission work in more than twenty other countries. The WELS is the third largest body in American Lutheranism and is known and respected for its faithfulness to authentic Biblical teaching and practice. Our congregations operate the fourth largest private-parochial elementary and secondary school system in the U.S.. We invite you to visit the WELS website at  http://www.wels.net/  or our district website at  http://www.az-cadistrict.org/ .
WE'RE A LITURGICAL CHURCH

We follow a consistent order of service intended to involve people in meaningful worship.  Such an arrangement assures that in each service we will:

  • Unburden our guilt and be assured of God's forgiveness.          
  • Praise God for his greatness and thank him for his goodness.  
  • Ask God for the strength, peace, and blessings we all need.     
  • Hear sections of the Bible chosen to reflect a special theme each week.        
  • Learn specific promises and directives God has for our everyday lives.          
  • Use God's gift of music in instrument and song to the fullest extent possible in a variety of formats.
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The folder you receive from an usher and the hymnal at your seat will guide you through our worship.  
You may participate as you feel comfortable or just follow along and reflect on the words and music of worship.

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WE'RE A SACRAMENTAL CHURCH

We believe that in Baptism and the Lord's Supper God comes to us with forgiveness in very tangible means.  We baptize those who request it for themselves or their children because Jesus instituted this means of grace.  We share the Lord's Supper with those of our convictions in our worship often because Jesus encouraged that.
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