Martin Luther, born in 1483 of German peasant stock, was a monk (more exactly, a regular canon) of the Order of Saint Augustine, and a Doctor of Theology. In his day, the Church was at a spiritual low. Brother Martin set out to remedy this. He wrote a simple catechism for the instruction of the laity which is still in use today, and his energy as a writer was prodigious. Being "Lutheran," our congregation does not worship Luther or agree with everything he wrote. He was a man and a sinner like us, as he would readily admit. We do, however, accept and teach the Bible-based teachings of Martin Luther that inspired the reformation of the Christian Church in the 16th century.We hold to the Lutheran Confessions as the 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 Luther and his colleagues during the 16th century.

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