Overview
With the universal Christian Church, The Lutheran Church teaches and responds to the love of the
Triune God: the Father, creator of all that exists; Jesus Christ, the
Son, who became human to suffer and die for the sins of all human beings
and to rise to life again in the ultimate victory over death and Satan;
and the Holy Spirit, who creates faith through God's Word and Sacraments.
The three persons of the Trinity are coequal and coeternal, one God.
Being "Lutheran," our
congregations accept and teach Bible-based teachings of
Martin Luther that inspired the reformation of the Christian Church in the
16th century. The teaching of Luther and the reformers can be summarized
in three short phrases: Grace alone, Faith alone, Scripture alone.
Grace
alone
God loves the people of the world, even though they are sinful, rebel against
Him and do not deserve His love. He sent Jesus, His Son, to love the
unlovable and save the ungodly.
Faith alone By His suffering and death as the substitute for all people of all time,
Jesus purchased and won forgiveness and eternal life for them. Those who
hear this Good News and believe it have the eternal life that it offers.
God creates faith in Christ and gives people forgiveness through Him.
Scripture alone The
Bible is God's inerrant and infallible Word, in which He reveals
His Law and His Gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ. It is the sole rule and norm
for Christian doctrine.
Who is
Jesus?
For more than 2,000 years people have asked the question, "Who is Jesus?". We were not
present when Jesus lived on this earth, but in the Bible we have the
record of his birth, life, death on the cross, and resurrection.
Study of the Bible, God's Word, will enable you to seek out the answer to
this age-old question.
Lutheran Church–Canada is comprised of congregations, pastors,
and deacons committed to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our
confessions and practices are based on the foundation of God's Word and
the belief that God's gift of salvation is found only through faith in
Jesus Christ, God's only Son. In more than 325 congregations, from
British Columbia to Nova Scotia, this message is proclaimed in word and
deed.
The Lutheran church is a direct result of the Protestant Reformation
begun in 1517 by Martin Luther in Wittenberg, Germany. Lutheran
Church–Canada was founded in 1988 when the Canadian congregations of St.
Louis-based The
Lutheran Church-Missouri
Synod formed an autonomous Canadian church with three districts. The Alberta-British Columbia
District offices
are in Edmonton, Alberta, the Central
District in Regina,
Saskatchewan and the East District in Kitchener,
Ontario. The denomination retains close ties with the LCMS and other
Lutheran church bodies around the world which follow the Biblically-based
Lutheran Confessions.
The History of our
Parish Churches may be found on the Parish Churches link.
Our Church works in the Community, caring and
sharing with God's Word.
Click on Outreach Link
for further details and to view what courses the church offers.
