With the universal Christian Church, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod teaches and responds to the love of the Triune God:
Creator
Creator of all that exists.
Redeemer
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.
Sanctifier
Who creates faith through God’s Word and Sacraments.
The three persons of the Trinity are coequal and coeternal, one God.
Our congregations accept and preach the 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 phrases: