About the Lutheran Church,
Missouri Synod

First Lutheran Church is a Christian church, part of the worldwide Christian Church. We believe that there is only one true God, who reveals himself in the Bible as being three persons in one God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

  • Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19;
  • 2 Corinthians 13:14.

God’s mercy saves us
We follow the Bible based teachings of Martin Luther, which were the driving force for the Reformation of the Church in the 16th century. God used Luther to proclaim that in Jesus Christ, God is loving and merciful. God gives us the gifts of forgiveness and eternal life through faith in Jesus.

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
We are affiliated with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, a Biblically conservative church body.

Confessional Church
We publicly confess our faith, therefore we are a “confessional” church. We believe that the three ecumenical creeds are faithful declarations of the Christian faith. These include the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed.

 

Sacramental Church
We teach and practice two sacraments, or sacred acts: Baptism, and the Lord’s Supper. The “Means of Grace” are the Word, Baptism, and the Lord’s Supper, they are “vehicles” or means of God giving his grace to his people.

Baptism
We believe that baptism is first and foremost God’s work, where he forgives sins, rescues from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this. See Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:16; 1 Peter 3:20-21; Titus 3:5-7; Acts 2:38 etc. Because Baptism begins with God’s action of grace, we baptize children and infants as well as adults.

Lord’s Supper
We believe that in the Lord’s Supper, the true body and blood (along with the bread and wine) of our Lord Jesus Christ is actually given and received by those who eat and drink. Jesus himself declares, “This is my body…This is my blood.” See Matthew 26:26-28. The Bible teaches also that our sins are forgiven, for Jesus says in Matthew 26:28, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” Because 1 Corinthians 11:28 says that we are to examine ourselves before we eat and drink, a period of instruction is appropriate before communing at the altar. For a fuller explanation of many Lutheran beliefs and practices, we encourage you to look at
the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod’s web site.

 

Rev. Mark Oatman
Sunday worship 10:00 am

Sunday school/Bible Studies
Sunday Adult Bible Study 9:00am
Wednesday Bible Study 10am
We are known to be a friendly church, come join us!
We worship an average of 75-80 per Sunday

Pastor Mark A. Oatman