About Ascension Lutheran Church
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At Ascension, we are Lutheran Christians: we are a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. "Evangelical" means gospel, good news. We never tire of proclaiming that the news of Jesus Christ is just that, GOOD news.
Lutherans described themselves as evangelical in those terms from the very beginning of our history in the early 1500s in Germany. For us, the good news is that God in Christ Jesus has done all that is necessary to save us. We respond to that good news in faith. Faith is trust in the person of Christ who has saved us, as Luther wrote, "with his holy and precious blood and his innocent suffering and death."
Finally, we are the Church. Lutheranism began as a reform movement within the Roman Catholic Church. We continue to value the ancient church's worship practices, especially the Eucharist, Holy Communion, in which we gratefully receive Christ's body and blood in the consecrated bread and wine for the forgiveness of our sins, new life and salvation.
Even though the Church is divided into many different groups and denominations, we strive for unity among all Christians, that all of Jesus' disciples may be one, as he prayed for us to be.
So that is who we are: Ascension Lutheran Church. We invite you to join us for worship and introduce yourself to us!
The peace of the risen and ascended but still ever-present Christ be with you always.
