WHO WE ARE —
Discover the story,
beliefs, and people
behind Our Savior Lutheran
OUR HISTORY —
Where We've Been
A member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, Our Savior Lutheran Church, began as three separate congregations in Michigan’s thumb area, one in Colfax Township, one in Bingham Township, and one in Sigel Township. The three congregations merged in the 1940s and built the current brick and stone structure for our Sanctuary in 1953. An Education Wing where our preschool gathers was added in the 1960s, and our Ministry Wing was constructed in 2007, providing space for offices, meeting rooms, and handicapped accessibility.
OUR FUTURE —
Where We're Headed
Our Savior has been a church committed to sharing the good news of Jesus and serving our community from the very beginning. Everything we do is about bringing Jesus into all of our relationships. We are a church that is for you and your neighbors. Our Goal is to be a place where you can belong and be valued. We love you, and more importantly, Jesus loves you.
Because God has given us grace, truth, and love, we follow Jesus by imitating these values, gathering for worship to receive God’s Word and Sacraments, serving our community and world, and growing together. We invite you to prayerfully consider joining our church in following Jesus and joining Him on His mission to Michigan’s Thumb!
OUR STAFF —
Those Who Lead Us
Pastor
Preschool Director and Teacher
Organist and Choir Director
Office Manager
About Us —
Our Beliefs
The Bible is the inspired Word of God.
It is His message to all people. The entire Bible points to Jesus as the Savior.
There is only one true God.
He has revealed Himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
God is the creator of everything that exists.
People were originally created by God pure and Holy.
They lived according to God’s will, doing what was pleasing to Him.
Adam and Eve, the man and woman God created in the beginning, went against God’s will and brought sin into the world.
Since that time, all people have been conceived and born in sin.
Sin is living outside of a relationship with God.
It is not living according to God’s will, and thus transgressing His holy will in thought, word and deed.
People cannot save themselves.
Their good works cannot restore them to a right relationship with God.
God sent His Son, Jesus, into the world.
He is both true God and true man. He lived to fulfill God’s law for us, died on the cross to pay the penalty our sins deserved, and rose from the dead so that we might have eternal life. He ascended into heaven, where he now sits at the right hand of The Father to intercede for us.
Because of Jesus’ death on the cross, God declares a person just-or righteous-and forgiven.
This happens not because of human effort, but because the justification won by Jesus is applied to the one who believes in Jesus as Savior.
The means of grace are the Word, Holy Baptism, and Holy Communion.
By these means, God applies the merits of Jesus’ atoning death to all who believe in Jesus as their Savior.
Jesus will come again to take all believers to Himself.
On the final day, all the dead will be raised. Those who are still alive will be bodily transformed. After this, the final judgment will take place. unbelievers will go into eternal damnation, and believers into eternal life.
The true Christian Church is made up of all believers of all times who believe in the Triune God and in Jesus Christ as their only Savior.
The true visible church is the church which correctly preaches and teaches God’s Word and administers Holy Baptism and Holy Communion according to the teachings of Scripture.
Faith in Jesus is a gift of God
It is given by the power of the Holy Spirit, thus all the glory belongs to God.
Christians are called to tell others that the only way of salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ.
Christians are called to show their faith by their deeds of love towards others.
