About the Church
By the grace of Jesus Christ, and for the glory of the Triune God, we, the members of Trinity Lutheran Church, envision our tomorrows as …
Vision Statement
A Christian family that grows …
- Striving to create an environment that fosters relationships grounded in Christ and growing in love, trust and mutual service
- Challenging and assisting every member to grow to his/her fullest potential as a disciple of Jesus Christ
- Designing every activity to promote the spiritual and numerical growth of Trinity and the church-at-large
- Organizing staff and ministry for effective spiritual and numerical growth
"If we meet and you forget me, you have lost nothing; but if you meet Jesus Christ and forget Him, you have lost everything."
- Providing sufficient staff for an effective and growing ministry
- Renovating and expanding facilities to accommodate present and future growth
By worshiping …
- Maintaining faithfulness to the Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions
- Keeping the grace of Christ in the Gospel and the Sacraments the central focus
- Proclaiming the Law and Gospel through traditional and creative preaching, addressing the needs of today's believers
- Providing a variety of worship services in traditional and alternative styles
- Seeking to attract visitors and the unchurched
By nurturing …
- Encouraging and assisting members to minister to one another's spiritual, physical, emotional and social needs
- Developing a comprehensive ministry to all youth, from elementary school age through young adult
- Developing a comprehensive older adult ministry
- Strengthening and expanding the Christian education program for all members
- Expanding and improving the preschool, day school and day care ministries
- Empowering boards and committees for responsible/accountable decision-making in their areas of ministry
And by sharing Christ's love in our community and beyond …
- Developing a strong outreach ministry: Training members for person-to-person evangelism
- Developing an effective assimilation program for new members
- Strengthening human care ministry in our community and beyond
- Encouraging global mission work through education, prayer and finances
- Planting mission churches within our community
- Creating a higher profile of our church in our community
- Maintaining membership in and support of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod as a confessing church within the one Christian Church
LCMS
What We Believe
Trinity Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Our church is in alignments with all the beliefs and practices of that body.
New Member classes are available for those wishing to prepare for church membership. Please call the church office if you are interested at (618) 656-2918 or send an email to tlchurch.tle@gmail.com.
From The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod Web Site: Beliefs and Practices
With the universal Christian Church, The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod 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.
Being "Lutheran," our congregations accept and teach 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 short phrases: Grace alone, Faith alone, Scripture alone.
Grace alone
God loves the people of the world, even though they are sinful, rebel against Him and do not deserve His love. He sent Jesus, His Son, to love the unlovable and save the ungodly.
Faith alone
By His suffering and death as the substitute for all people of all time, Jesus purchased and won forgiveness and eternal life for them. Those who hear this Good News and believe it have the eternal life that it offers. God creates faith in Christ and gives people forgiveness through Him.
Scripture alone
The Bible is God's inerrant and infallible Word, in which He reveals His Law and His Gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ. It is the sole rule and norm for Christian doctrine.
This section of the synod web site also includes the following:
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Lutheran Confessions
- What About? (topical pamphlets)
- Doctrine (topical doctrinal information)
