Membership
Emanuel Lutheran Church is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The ELCA was formed in 1988 when three separate North American church bodies, The American Lutheran Church, The Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, and The Lutheran Church in America, joined to form a single new church. Almost three decades later, the ELCA has about 4 million members in nearly 10,000 congregations across the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Confession of Faith of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is part of our founding constitution.
Beliefs
We share the following Statements of Belief:
Emanuel Lutheran Church is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The ELCA was formed in 1988 when three separate North American church bodies, The American Lutheran Church, The Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, and The Lutheran Church in America, joined to form a single new church. Almost three decades later, the ELCA has about 4 million members in nearly 10,000 congregations across the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Confession of Faith of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is part of our founding constitution.
Beliefs
We share the following Statements of Belief:
- Lutherans believe in the Triune God. God created and loves all of creation -- the earth and the seas and all of the world’s inhabitants. We believe that God's Son, Jesus Christ, transforms lives through his death on the cross and his new life, and we trust that God's Spirit is active in the world.
- We are part of God’s unfolding plan. When we gather for worship, we connect with believers everywhere. When we study the Bible or hear God’s word in worship, we are drawn more deeply into God’s own saving story.
Creeds
The convictions shared by Christians from many different traditions are expressed in statements of belief called creeds. These ecumenical creeds that Lutherans affirm and use in worship confess the faith of the church through the ages and around the world. The ELCA accepts the following creeds as true declarations of the faith of this church:
Book of Faith Resolution
Emanuel Lutheran Church, committing ourselves to live in and from the Word of God in all our meetings, assemblies, and events so that as we regularly and increasingly hear, read, study, share, and are engaged by God's Word, we lead by example in faithful service and holy living.
The convictions shared by Christians from many different traditions are expressed in statements of belief called creeds. These ecumenical creeds that Lutherans affirm and use in worship confess the faith of the church through the ages and around the world. The ELCA accepts the following creeds as true declarations of the faith of this church:
Book of Faith Resolution
Emanuel Lutheran Church, committing ourselves to live in and from the Word of God in all our meetings, assemblies, and events so that as we regularly and increasingly hear, read, study, share, and are engaged by God's Word, we lead by example in faithful service and holy living.