Beliefs

The following are statements of the Vision, Mission, and Values of Christ Lutheran Church -Waterford. These statements reflect our ministry’s centeredness in Jesus Christ through whose Spirit the Church is brought into being, and offer direction and priorities for our ministry.

Vision

To Share Christ and to Become Like Christ.

Mission

We are a Community of God’s People Called to Share the Love of God as Made Known in Jesus Christ and to Be Transformed by that Love.

Values

Through the Ministry of our Congregation we Commit ourselves to the following value statements:

To Be a Welcoming Community as Christ Welcomed All People.
To Offer a Variety of Worship Forms that Speak to Differing Spiritual Needs.
To Provide Opportunities for Spiritual Growth and Faithful Living.
To Serve the Needs of Those Within our Community and Congregation.
To Care for the Children and Youth of our Congregation and Community.

What Do We Believe?

The following statements of faith are from the Constitution for Congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:

This congregation confesses faith in the Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
This congregation confesses Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and the Gospel as the power of God for the salvation of all who believe.
This congregation accepts the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the written Word of God, inspired by God’s Spirit speaking through their authors, and as the authoritative source and norm of its proclamation, faith and life.
This congregation accepts the Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds as true declarations of its faith.
This congregation accepts the confessional writings of the Reformation period, found in the Book of Concord, as valid interpretations of the faith and the church.
This congregation believes the Church to be a people created by God in Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit, called and sent to bear witness to God’s creative, redeeming, and sanctifying activity in the world.