MISSION STATEMENT

VISION STATEMENT:

Calvary Lutheran Church Core Values

• Word & Sacrament
  We believe that the Bible is the inspired and infallible Word of God, that it has power to work faith in the hearts of those who hear it, that it is useful for teaching, correcting and training and that it is be read and studied. We believe that the Sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion are means of grace through which faith is created and strengthened. (Deuteronomy 8:3 (Matthew 4:14); 2 Samuel 22:31; Psalms 119:11; Isaiah 55:11; John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 4:12)
• Teaching 
  We believe the education of children should include instruction in the Word of God and commit ourselves to the support of that ministry. We affirm that all believers should be committed to life-long reading and study of the Word through which we are led, comforted and strengthened and others are led to salvation. (Deuteronomy 4:9, 11:19; Titus 2:1).
• Discipleship
  We believe in guiding, encouraging and empowering fellow believers to mature in their faith and thereby become stronger in discipleship to Christ, identifying and employing all of their God-given gifts for the good of all people. (John 8:31, 13:55, 15:8; Ephesians 5:1-2).
• Evangelism
  We believe that all people everywhere, regardless of race, ethnicity, cultural background or any other factor, matter to Jesus Christ and, therefore, matter to us. We believe that we are commanded by God to be His witnesses and to share the message of redemption through faith in Jesus Christ in our communities and throughout the earth and for that reason are committed to personal witness and support of missions across the world. (Acts 1:8; Mathew 28:19-20).
• Worship
  We believe that God desires that we come together regularly as a body to worship Him in spirit and in truth. (Psalms 95:6; Psalms 100:2; John 4:23). We believe that essential elements of true worship are the reading and teaching of the Word of God as found in the Scriptures and regular participation in the Sacrament of Holy Communion.
• Prayer
  We believe that God desires that we come to Him continually in prayer to give thanks, praise Him, seek His guidance, acknowledge and repent of our sin and petition Him on behalf of others and ourselves. We trust in God’s promise that he answers prayer and believe that it holds the power to change hearts and minds. (Psalms 32:6; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Ephesians 6:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; James 5:13-16).