What We Believe

Our Mission

Zion seeks to share Christ’s word, strengthen faith and serve those in need.

Our Vision

Helping people experience the joy of life in Christ by:

1. Celebrating on Sundays: Creating Sunday morning experiences that invite, welcome, engage and inspire people to live for Christ.
2. Living God’s Call: Engaging people in a process of discipleship which inspires them to trust in Christ, grow in faith, and serve God’s world.
3. Connecting with Care: Creating a community where people are connected in relationships and supported in need.

What We Believe

Zion is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).  The ELCA has an excellent resource answering common questions about our faith.

Three Christian Creeds

Members of the Lutheran Church express their faith in corporate worship by use of the historic creeds, or belief statements, common to most Christians. This common profession of faith is a way to proclaim our unity with Christians around the world and throughout time back to the ancient church. The creeds are also useful for private devotions, especially the Apostles’ Creed. In fact, Martin Luther suggested:

In the morning, when you rise, make the sign of the cross and say, “In the name of God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.” Then, kneeling or standing, say the Apostles’ Creed and the Lord’s Prayer … In the evening, when you retire, make the sign of the cross and say, “In the name of God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.” Then, kneeling or standing, say the Apostles’ Creed and the Lord’s Prayer …

The Small Catechism: Morning and Evening Prayers

• The Apostle’s Creed
• The Nicene Creed
• The Athanasian or Trinitarian Creed