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At Bethel Lutheran, we strive to...

...proclaim the Good News of forgiveness of sins and eternal life by grace through faith in the one true savior Jesus Christ.

...value faithfulness to the Word of God above self and outward success.

...recognize the one true master in all matters of faith and life, Jesus Christ our Savior.

...promote Christian unity by both proclaiming the Gospel and by calling attention to error.

...respect the privacy of its members in matters of Christian giving.

...seek out people in order to serve them.

All of the CLC member churches confess that the Bible is the inspired and unerring Word of God. They confess the creeds of the Lutheran Church without qualification, as they are found in the Book of Concord of 1580. Scripture itself is the source and foundation of Christian teaching and faith -- The Lutheran confessions are a faithful setting forth of what Scripture teaches. The name of our church body is a witness to what we believe; it is a continual reminder of our responsibility to be truly Lutheran, and therefore Scriptural in our teaching and in our practice. This principle holds true among us: "If it is not Scripture; it is not Lutheran!"