Our Beliefs
Grounded in grace. Lived out in real life.

At Holy Trinity, our faith is rooted in the good news that we are loved by God—not because of what we do, but because of who God is.

God’s grace comes first. Always.

Grace Changes Everything

We believe that we don’t have to earn God’s love.

We don’t have to prove ourselves, get everything right, or have it all figured out.

God meets us where we are—and keeps meeting us, again and again.

That kind of grace doesn’t leave us the same.
It shapes how we live, how we love, and how we show up in the world.

Faith Is Something We Live

Faith isn’t just something we think about or talk about—it’s something we practice in everyday life.

It shows up in:

  • how we care for one another
  • how we respond to our neighbors
  • how we seek justice and peace
  • how we keep showing up, even when life is complicated
Scripture, Tradition, and Questions

We take the Bible seriously—but not always literally.

Scripture is central to our faith, and we read it together, ask questions, and wrestle with what it means for our lives today.

We trust that God is still speaking—and that faith grows through curiosity, conversation, and reflection.

Jesus at the Center

We look to Jesus to understand who God is.

In Jesus, we see:

  • compassion over judgment
  • welcome instead of exclusion
  • love that moves toward people, not away from them

That’s the way we’re learning to live.

A Church for All People

We believe that God’s love is for everyone—without exception.

Because of that, our welcome has no boundaries.

We are a Reconciling in Christ (RIC) congregation, and we affirm the full participation of LGBTQIA+ people in the life of the church.

You don’t have to believe exactly what we believe to belong here.

Still Becoming

We don’t have everything figured out.

We’re learning, growing, and being shaped over time.

Faith isn’t about certainty—it’s about trust, relationship, and continuing to show up.

What Is a Lutheran?

We believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God—fully divine and fully human.
In Jesus, God meets us in our human condition and saves us from sin and death.
The cross is the ultimate sign of God’s love for a broken and beautiful world.

Lutherans were the first Protestants—beginning with Martin Luther in 1517.
Lutherans believe we are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, by God alone—not by anything we do.

We love the Bible and believe it to be God's Word—but we do not read it literally.
We read through the lens of God’s grace, understanding Scripture as the story of God’s love for the world. 

Our worship has deep roots in Christian tradition.
We sing, pray, hear God’s Word, and share Holy Communion every Sunday. 
Our service may feel familiar to Catholics or others from liturgical backgrounds

We are part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)—the largest Lutheran body in North America.
The ELCA has full communion partnerships with many Protestant denominations, and is committed to ongoing ecumenical and interfaith relationships, including dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church.

Learn more about the ELCA’s ecumenical and inter-religious relationships

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