About the LCMS

The Lutheran Confessions

​Drawn from God’s Word, the Lutheran Confessions are a true and binding exposition of Holy Scripture and serve as authoritative texts for all pastors, congregations and other rostered church workers of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS).

What are the Lutheran Confessions? 

Luther's Rose
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod accepts the Scriptures as the inspired and inerrant Word of God, and the LCMS subscribes unconditionally to all the symbolical books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church as a true and unadulterated statement and exposition of the Word of God.

The vision of the California Nevada Hawaii District of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is to enable mission and outreach so that congregation will motivate, educate, and equip members to build relationships with the lost for the purpose of Connecting People to Jesus. Being "Lutheran," our congregations accept and teach Bible-based teachings of Martin Luther that inspired the reformation of the Christian Church in the 16th century. The teaching of Luther and the reformers can be summarized in three short phrases: Grace alone, Faith alone, Scripture alone.
​​God loves the people of the world, even though they are sinful, rebel against Him and do not deserve His love. He sent    Jesus, His Son, to love the unlovable and save the ungodly.
​​By His suffering and death as the substitute for all people of all time, Jesus purchased and won forgiveness and eternal life for them. Those who hear this Good News and believe it have the eternal life that it offers. God creates faith in Christ and gives people forgiveness through Him.
​The Bible is God's inerrant and infallible Word, in which He reveals His Law and His Gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ. It is the sole rule and norm for Christian doctrine.