Our Beliefs

Zion Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, based in St. Louis, Missouri with over 6000 congregations worldwide.

As Lutherans, we believe, teach, and confess all of the doctrines contained in the Holy Scriptures. The Book of Concord of 1580 , including Martin Luther’s Small Catechism, explains our beliefs. The Apostles’ Creed summarizes what we teach:

    I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
    maker of heaven and earth.

    And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
    who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
    born of the virgin Mary,
    suffered under Pontius Pilate,
    was crucified, died and was buried.
    He descended into hell.
    The third day He rose again from the dead.
    He ascended into heaven
    and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
    From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

    I believe in the Holy Spirit,
    the holy Christian Church,
    the communion of saints,
    the forgiveness of sins,
    the resurrection of the body,
    and the life everlasting. Amen.

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