Our Beliefs...
Christ Lutheran Church bases all of its beliefs and teachings on these three main tenets of faith:
- We are saved by God's grace alone.
- We are saved through faith alone.
- What we believe is from Scripture alone.
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As a Lutheran congregation, we accept and preach the teachings of Martin Luther and other reformers who sparked the Reformation of the church in the 16th century. The teachings of Luther and the reformers can be summarized with three phrases: Grace alone, Scripture alone, Faith alone.
As Lutheran Christians, we believe that the Bible is the holy, inspired Word of God, and as a result everything written in the Bible dictates and governs our lives. We are also a confessional congregation. We do not hold the confessions above the authority of Scripture. Rather, we believe that the Lutheran Confessions are a correct interpretation and presentation of biblical doctrine. As a result, we confess, teach, and preach according to the Confessions of the Lutheran Church. |
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Our Denomination...
Christ Lutheran Church is a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod [WELS]. This world-wide church body is the third largest Lutheran church body in America with 1,278 churches; 380,728 baptized members; and 300,665 communicant members.
As a member of this church body, we support work in world mission fields like Cameroon, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Albania, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil, and Colombia. We also support mission work in the United States, Canada, and the West Indies.
As a member of this church body, we maintain Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minn., Wisconsin Lutheran Seminaryin Mequon, Wis., and two preparatory high schools: Luther Preparatory School in Watertown, Wis., and Michigan Lutheran Seminary in Saginaw, Mich., for the education of our pastors, teachers, and staff ministers.
Our congregations—either individually or as federations—operate one of the largest Lutheran school systems in the country with 316 Lutheran elementary schools; 403 early childhood ministries; 23 area Lutheran high schools; and Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, Wis.
As a synod, we run one of the largest Christian prison ministries in the nation, distributing hundreds of thousands of Bibles and Bible correspondence courses to inmates across the United States over the last 20 years.
As a member of this church body, we support work in world mission fields like Cameroon, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Albania, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil, and Colombia. We also support mission work in the United States, Canada, and the West Indies.
As a member of this church body, we maintain Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minn., Wisconsin Lutheran Seminaryin Mequon, Wis., and two preparatory high schools: Luther Preparatory School in Watertown, Wis., and Michigan Lutheran Seminary in Saginaw, Mich., for the education of our pastors, teachers, and staff ministers.
Our congregations—either individually or as federations—operate one of the largest Lutheran school systems in the country with 316 Lutheran elementary schools; 403 early childhood ministries; 23 area Lutheran high schools; and Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, Wis.
As a synod, we run one of the largest Christian prison ministries in the nation, distributing hundreds of thousands of Bibles and Bible correspondence courses to inmates across the United States over the last 20 years.