CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHURCH
Louisville, Kentucky
Established 1878
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| Lutheran Church-Missouri SynodLutheran Church-Missouri Synod is 2.6 million strong, with about 6,100 congregations. The Synod emphasizes the local congregations, since that is where people are touched with the Word, and where the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper sustains our life with God. The Synod provides Concordia with resources for ministry to both the congregation and the community. The Synod combines strengths and resources of all member churches to help each individual congregation. Synod sends missionaries around the world, provides a college system and seminaries, funds loans and helps support part and full time church workers. Synod comes from two Greek words: syn, meaning "a meeting or assembly," and hodos, meaning a "way or journey." The Synod was formed in 1847 by 16 congregations. The original name was German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio and Other States. The national office is in Kirkwood, Missouri. They coordinate mission work in 43 other countries. They work to provide food and medicines wherever there is a need for support and provide instruction so others can be self-sufficient. Missouri Synod operates the largest Protestant school system in the United States. This system includes 1000 preschools and day-care centers, 998 elementary schools, 64 high schools and 10 colleges and 2 seminaries to prepare professional church workers and offer Christian training for laypersons. The Synod is based upon the Bible, a strong foundation indeed. The 16th century German monk, Martin Luther, made his stand upon the Word, by stripping away human traditions and requirements which had drawn focus away from the Bible itself! Missouri Synod Lutherans believe that there is one Triune God composed of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit The Synod states that these three principles under gird our beliefs: Scripture, faith and grace. The Scripture is the only source of knowledge about God and his will for us. Grace tells us that as human beings we cannot earn God's love, forgiveness, or everlasting life. It is all a gift of His LOVE. By faith in Jesus Christ alone can we receive forgiveness. Through faith in Him we come into a working relationship of peace with God. As people of the Word, LC-MS often speak of "the cross"; our focus is upon
the resurrection of Jesus who died on the cross - but rose again from the dead
to assure us that God accepted it as a sacrifice for our sins. He lives and we
too will live with him forever and we celebrate that fact. |
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