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Dear Friends:
What is it about Grace Lutheran Church that makes our church such a delightful place to be? Three things, among others, come to mind: Grace, Growing and Giving. Grace Lutheran Church is about God’s gift of the Gospel (grace), living the Gospel (growing), and sharing the Gospel (giving). We at Grace believe that God calls the human race into loving relationship with himself through Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection is at the center of our faith. Jesus and his work comprises the Gospel, viz., the Good News that God’s goal is not to judge and to reject people, but rather that he is looking to be merciful and loving towards humanity.We at Grace believe also that the Gospel is God’s means (vehicle) to help us to grow as individuals, families, and as a church community. We live in an insecure world, to be sure, and all of us need to grow spiritually, as well as physically and mentally in order to be able to live safe, productive, and happy lives. Having a heavenly perspective unto life everlasting with God, beyond death, our earthly perspective between birth and death is blessed and nurtured for a better life here as well. Through God’s Word and the holy Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, God enables us to live the Good News of his real presence with us now and forever.In addition, we at Grace believe that the Gospel of God’s love for all people in Jesus Christ is not for hoarding and keeping to ourselves, but for sharing with others. Jesus taught that the greatest commandment is to love God and the second greatest is to love people (Matt. 22:37-39). Grace is a place of worship and fellowship that nurtures love for God and people. Our people are friendly, accepting and giving, for we want others to know the Good News, and not just we ourselves. Our people are concerned about the poor, the downtrodden, the marginalized and the excluded. Our people are concerned about the environment, as we seek to become a church “more green” all the time.
We at Grace hope that you will rejoice in God’s grace with us, grow with us and share with us. We are a church that ministers to all ages and all peoples without discrimination. Please feel free to take a few moments to browse our web site. The directory on our home page will help you to become familiar with our worship life, educational, sharing, caring, and fellowship and serving opportunities. There is a map to our facility and a calendar of coming events. There are also helpful links to the web sites of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, to the California-Hawaii-Nevada District of the LCMS, and others. I hope to meet you at the door!
God’s blessings!
Rev. N. Verner Olson, Pastor