About Us
History
We are called by the Holy Spirit to equip saints and sent to proclaim God’s love in Jesus Christ to all people.
We have served the Griffin community for 45 years. The congregation was organized on June 5, 1977, and the building was dedicated on June 22, 1980. In 2010, the congregation fulfilled a dream of a new education and fellowship wing with four classrooms, a large fellowship hall and a new kitchen. The additional room serves the needs of community groups, youth activities and Thanksgiving meal ministry.
We are a congregation of the Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Known as the church of “God’s work. Our hands,” the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA’s roots are in the writings of the German church reformer, Martin Luther.
We are called by the Holy Spirit to equip saints and sent to proclaim God’s love in Jesus Christ to all people.
We have served the Griffin community for 45 years. The congregation was organized on June 5, 1977, and the building was dedicated on June 22, 1980. In 2010, the congregation fulfilled a dream of a new education and fellowship wing with four classrooms, a large fellowship hall and a new kitchen. The additional room serves the needs of community groups, youth activities and Thanksgiving meal ministry.
We are a congregation of the Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Known as the church of “God’s work. Our hands,” the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA’s roots are in the writings of the German church reformer, Martin Luther.
What We Believe
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
How Do We as Lutherans Interpret This?
We believe in a Triune God. We tend to use the term Triune instead of Trinity because Triune implies a unity of the three (a distinctness) instead of a separation of duties between the three. If this this makes no sense, that's okay! There's a reason it's called a Holy Mystery.
We believe we are reconciled with God through Grace Alone (grace means the receipt of an undeserved gift), not through any work or deed of our own. You may hear us refer to this as Sola Gratia. The great news here is that God wants to give this gift of grace to EVERYONE.
We believe that we are reconciled with God through Faith Alone, not through good works or deeds. We believe the good works will follow with this faith or belief. You may hear us refer to this as Sola Fide. Not every denomination believes that we are reconciled with God by just faith. You may not even believe this....yet. Fortunately, God did not put parameters on how much faith or belief we are to have. In fact, God says that we can have faith the size of a mustard seed.
We believe the Bible contains what we need to be reconciled to God. We use the Bible as a testimony to the Triune God. Do we take everything in the Bible literally? No. Do we take everything in the Bible seriously? YES.
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
How Do We as Lutherans Interpret This?
We believe in a Triune God. We tend to use the term Triune instead of Trinity because Triune implies a unity of the three (a distinctness) instead of a separation of duties between the three. If this this makes no sense, that's okay! There's a reason it's called a Holy Mystery.
We believe we are reconciled with God through Grace Alone (grace means the receipt of an undeserved gift), not through any work or deed of our own. You may hear us refer to this as Sola Gratia. The great news here is that God wants to give this gift of grace to EVERYONE.
We believe that we are reconciled with God through Faith Alone, not through good works or deeds. We believe the good works will follow with this faith or belief. You may hear us refer to this as Sola Fide. Not every denomination believes that we are reconciled with God by just faith. You may not even believe this....yet. Fortunately, God did not put parameters on how much faith or belief we are to have. In fact, God says that we can have faith the size of a mustard seed.
We believe the Bible contains what we need to be reconciled to God. We use the Bible as a testimony to the Triune God. Do we take everything in the Bible literally? No. Do we take everything in the Bible seriously? YES.
Where We Are
Directions
We are located at 1689 Martin Luther King Parkway (Highway 19/41South), next door to Ingles and across from McDonalds.