Who We Are
We are an ELCA congregation of the Oregon Synod who aims to follow Jesus and manifest God’s love for all in this community and beyond. We seek to understand what following Christ means for us in this modern world.
We’re thankful for the diverse gifts each person shares with the community of Grace.
We are thankful for inquiring minds, stimulating conversation, and joyful caring hearts that bring new perspectives and new ways of seeing our neighbors.
For more on the history of Grace, click HERE.
Mission, Vision, & Values
Our Mission
is to follow Christ into our community and world manifesting with caring hearts and helping hands the good news of the Kingdom of God.
Our Vision
is to be a Christ-centered community who welcomes all, grows in faith, and reaches out in love.
Our Values are:
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Prayer – We believe God wants us to be in communication, listening and sharing our needs, joys and sorrows. Prayer is essential to nourishing our relationship with God and others. Spiritual Growth –We believe we grow as Christians in our relationship with God and as followers of Christ by regularly praying, worshiping, reading scripture and ministering in daily life. Christ-Centered Living – We believe we strive to act with integrity, sensitivity and love as we live in the example of Christ. Service – We believe Jesus taught us to love one another. As a response to God’s love we are called to serve each other in the church, the community and the world. Community – We believe that by gathering together we have the opportunity to grow in our relationship with others and experience Christ’s presence. Welcoming – We believe in welcoming others with the unconditional love of Christ and welcoming all regardless of race, color, age, gender, economic status, sexual identity or physical or mental ability. |
Evangelism – We believe we have been called by Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit to proclaim the Good News of God’s saving grace, through word and deed. Facility as Ministry Center – We believe the Church building is a central, sacred place for fellowship, service, learning and hearing God’s Word. Worship – We believe in worship we come together as one family to receive spiritual renewal by hearing God’s word, learning to share our faith, praising the living God and thanking God for the gifts He gives to us. Wellness – We believe God desires spiritual, psychological, emotional and physical well being for all God’s children. Education/Learning – We Believe our relationships with God and others are deepened through educational opportunities that increase our appreciation of God’s world and support us through all our life stages. |
What We Believe
- We confess the Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- We confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and the Gospel as the power of God for the salvation of all who believe.
- Jesus Christ is the Word of God incarnate, through whom everything was made and through whose life, death, and resurrection God fashions a new creation.
- The proclamation of God’s message to us as both Law and Gospel is the Word of God, revealing judgment and mercy through word and deed, beginning with the Word in creation, continuing in the history of Israel, and centering in all its fullness in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
- The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the written Word of God Inspired by God’s Spirit speaking through their authors, they record and announce God’s revelation centering in Jesus Christ. Through them God’s Spirit speaks to us to create and sustain Christian faith and fellowship for service in the world.
- We accept the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of God and the authoritative source and norm of its proclamation, faith, and life.
- We accept the Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds as true declarations of the faith of this congregation.
- We accept the Unaltered Augsburg Confession as a true witness to the Gospel, acknowledging as one with it in faith and doctrine all churches that likewise accept the teachings of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession.
- We accept the other confessional writings in the Book of Concord, namely, the Apology of the Augsburg Confession, the Smalcald Articles and the Treatise, the Small Catechism, the Large Catechism, and the Formula of Concord, as further valid interpretations of the faith of the Church.
- We confess the Gospel, recorded in the Holy Scripture and confessed in the ecumenical creeds and Lutheran confessional writings, as the power of God to create and sustain the Church for God’s mission in the world.