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Welcome
Whoever you are,
whatever background or experience you may have, whatever reason you may have for
finding us on the web, we believe it's no coincidence that you are here
at this point in your journey. For you, this is a moment of opportunity...
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Opportunity to
discover the wonderful things that God has in store for you
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Opportunity to
choose to experience the good news of God's love and grace and healing and
strength
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Opportunity to
find fresh meaning and purpose for your life
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Opportunity to
uncover and develop your God-given gifts
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Opportunity to
grow--spiritually, intellectually, and emotionally
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Opportunity to
find yourself part of a community of people called and gathered together by
God to celebrate, lift up and live out the good news of Jesus Christ.
However it is
that you've come to this point, we hope you will choose to take advantage of the
opportunity before you, by taking the next step...come
and see what God is up to in bringing you to St. John's Lutheran Church!
Worship Services
9:00 am
11:00 am
Sunday School 10:00 am
Nursery Provided
David Coffman,
Pastor
Kristy Buyok, Vicar
Dwight Addis, Church Council
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What We Believe
On 31 October 1517, an Augustinian monk named
Martin Luther posted 95 theses on the door of the castle church in
Wittenberg, Germany. The theses merely invited debate on certain theological
questions raised by the sale of indulgences. However, the event
quickly set in motion much-needed reforms: salvation by grace
through faith; the Bible as the only perfect rule for faith, doctrine,
and conduct; the translation of the Bible into the vernacular;
worship in the vernacular; reforms of the liturgy; the priesthood
of the faithful; permission for the clergy to marry; two sacraments instead of seven, and others.
Unfortunately,
it was not possible for such reforms to be embraced by the church
authorities of that time. Consequently, the Lutheran Church was formed.
Lutherans believe:
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in one God,
revealed to the world as Father, Son and Holy Spirit;
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in the power of
sin that separates us from God, from the world, and
from one another;
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in salvation
that comes by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ;
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in the
proclamation of God's Word to us, revealing both judgment
and mercy;
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in the
sacrament of Holy Baptism, by which God makes us members of
God's family, the Church;
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in the
sacrament of Holy Communion, through which our sins are
forgiven, our faith is nurtured and we are empowered to serve God
in the world.
St. John's
Lutheran Church is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(the ELCA), which is a communion of 4,930,429 baptized members; 2,304,976
communing and contributing Members; and 10,585 congregations in
65 synods. To learn more about the ELCA and its mission, you may click on their
web address below. To learn more about the South Carolina Synod, of which
St.John's is a member congregation, you may click on their web address.
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