What we believe...
With the universal Christian
Church, Bethel Lutheran Church teaches and responds to the love of the
Triune God: the Father, creator of all that exists; Jesus Christ, the Son,
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; and the
Holy Spirit, who creates faith through God's Word and Sacraments. The three
persons of the Trinity are coequal and coeternal, one God.
(Adapted from A Week in the Life of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, copyright 1996, Concordia Publishing House.) About our congregation... The name of our church comes from a location in the Old Testament; Bethel was the place where Abraham built an altar to the LORD (Genesis 12:8), and was also the place where the LORD appeared to Jacob in a dream. After his dream at Bethel, Jacob exclaimed "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven" (Genesis 28:17). Bethel literally means "house of God". Bethel is located at 3000 Long Street in Sweet Home, Oregon. A map showing our location is available via MapQuest. Serving the Lord at Bethel...
|