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"Glorify God, Grow in Christ, Share God's
Love and Forgiveness"
The people of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church are part of God’s chosen. We are
uniquely blessed in many ways. We are loved by Christ in spite of our sins. We
are disciples seeking to know how Christ wants us to become better apostles. We
are striving to grow in the image of God as revealed in the Gospel. We are
forgiven and we strive to be forgiving.
 WE ARE A CHRIST-CENTERED CHURCH
We have taken as our guide in all celebrating, learning, witnessing, and
serving, the lifestyle and teachings of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We
will live our faith so that all people will feel that Christianity is worthy of
respect, affirmation, and acceptance by 21st century men and women.
WE ARE A FAMILY PRIESTHOOD
We believe that the status of our congregational membership is one; that the
laity is the "family priesthood" by virtue of their baptism; that the laity is
the "people of God" in a corporate body, in mission together, ordained and
non-ordained; that the corporate family is a team of servants to one another and
to each member of the human family as neighbors. As a "royal priesthood" we
equally and mutually share the ministry and mission. Our status is one and the
same, even though the gifts, training, and experiences we bring to the
up-building of the body and fulfillment of its mission vary.
WE ARE AN ECUMENICAL CHURCH
We shall honor and respect the confessions of faith held by all Christians:
"There is one body and one Spirit, just as there is one hope to which God has
called you. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism; there is one God and
Father of all people, who is Lord of all, works through all, and is in all"
(Ephesians 4:4-6). We seek to accept all people as brothers and sisters in our
worship, learning, witnessing and serving, and to cooperate in programs with
other congregations and agencies of the community and government to bring peace,
justice, and wholeness to the life of all people.
 WE ARE
MISSIONAL PEOPLE
We devote ourselves to help the world find an understanding of God-in-life that
is consistent with Christ Jesus’ promise: "He that believes in me, the works
that I do shall he do also." Our programs shall attempt to meet the needs of
people in our parish, community, nation and world. We recognize with this
gigantic task the need to be flexible in communicating in different ways the
Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed.
The Bible, as a whole and in all its parts, is the divinely inspired, revealed
and inerrant Word of God and is the only infallible authority in all matters of
faith and life.
There is one God who is personal, infinite, perfect; He exists eternally as
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ is both true God and true Man, the only Son of God and the only
Savior of the world.
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St. Peter's Lutheran Church
8701 Elk Grove-Florin Road
Elk Grove, CA 95624
(916) 689-7300
(916) 689-3462 fax
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Salvation comes to us only by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. We find
ourselves in a right standing before God, forgiven of our sins, and promised
eternal life with Him through our faith in the death and resurrection of our
Lord Jesus.
The Holy Spirit works to call people into a saving faith in Jesus Christ,
empowers believers to grow in sanctification, bestows gifts for the ministry of
the Church, inspires love for one another, and works to bring glory to Jesus
Christ.
We accept the confessional writings of the Lutheran Church because they are the
true exposition of the Bible’s message and a summary of the faith of the
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