 St.
Peter's Lutheran Church is in the Florida-Georgia District of
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS). The church began in
1983 with 47charter members and is now a church of 363
baptized members. For more information about the Lutheran Church
Missouri Synod go to
http://www.lcms.org/. For information about the
Florida-Georgia District go to
http://www.flga-lcms.org.
An overview of the belief system of the Lutheran Church-Missouri
Synod, taken from the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod website :
With the universal Christian Church, The Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod teaches and responds to the love of the
Triune God: the Father, creator of all that exists; Jesus
Christ, the Son, who became human to suffer and die for the sins
of all human beings and to rise to life again in the ultimate
victory over death and Satan; and the Holy Spirit, who creates
faith through God's Word and Sacraments. The three persons of
the Trinity are coequal and coeternal, one God.Being
“Lutheran,” our congregations
accept and teach Bible-based teachings of
Martin Luther that inspired the reformation of the
Christian Church in the 16th century. The teaching of Luther and
the reformers can be summarized in three short phrases: Grace
alone, Faith alone, Scripture alone.
Grace alone
God loves the people of the world, even though they are sinful,
rebel against Him and do not deserve His love. He sent Jesus,
His Son, to love the unlovable and save the ungodly.
Faith alone
By His suffering and death as the substitute for all people of
all time, Jesus purchased and won forgiveness and eternal life
for them. Those who hear this Good News and believe it have the
eternal life that it offers. God creates faith in Christ and
gives people forgiveness through Him.
Scripture alone
The Bible is God's inerrant and infallible Word, in which He
reveals His Law and His Gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ. It
is the sole rule and norm for Christian doctrine.
What does “Synod” mean?
The word “Synod” in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod comes
from Greek words that mean “walking together.” The term has rich
meaning in our church body, because congregations voluntarily
choose to belong to the Synod. Though diverse in their service,
these congregations hold to a shared confession of Jesus Christ
as taught in Holy Scripture and the
Lutheran Confessions which they believe are a correct
interpretation and presentation of Biblical
doctrine. Contained in The
Book of Concord: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church, these
statements of belief were put into writing by church leaders
during the 16th century. The simplest of these is
Luther's Small Catechism. The Augsburg Confession gives
more detail on what Lutherans believe. Read an article from the
May 2004 Lutheran Witness about what a “Synod” is.
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