Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. You can find more information on the ELCA Faith and Teaching website.
Shepherd of the Sea and the ELCA confesses the Triune God — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. In our preaching and teaching the Shepherd of the Sea and the ELCA trusts the Gospel as the power of God for the salvation of all who believe.
The ELCA’s official Confession of Faith identifies the Bible (the Old and New Testaments), the Apostles’, Nicene and Athanasian Creeds; and the Lutheran confessional writings in the Book of Concord as the basis for our teaching. Every Sunday in worship ELCA congregations hear God’s word from the Scriptures, pray as Jesus taught and come to the Lord’s Table expecting to receive the mercies that the Triune God promises. We continue to live by faith, serving others freely and generously in all that they do because they trust God’s promise in the Gospel. In small groups and at sick beds, in private devotions and in daily work, this faith saturates all of life.
Besides the spoken and written Word of God, God comes to us in Baptism and Holy Communion. We believe that through the waters of Baptism, God forgives us our sin, making us His children, and gives the gift of new life. We affirm the baptism of infants. We believe that in Holy Communion Jesus is really present, giving us his Body and Blood in, with, and under the bread and wine. In Holy Communion Jesus brings us forgiveness of sins, life and salvation.
Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. You can find more information on the ELCA Faith and Teaching website.