<H2>The mission of this congregation shall be to confess and promote:</H2>
<UL>
<LI><STRONG><U>Faith in the Triune God</U></STRONG> - <I>by seeking a knowledge of God through faith in His free
and unmerited grace, offered to all in Jesus Christ.</I><P>

<LI><STRONG><U>Works of righteousness done out of love for God and His grace</U></STRONG> - <I>by providing
for the religious instruction of those committed to our spiritual care.</I><P>

<LI><STRONG><U>The spiritual fellowship of the Church in Word and Sacrament</U></STRONG> - <I>by preaching
the Word of God and rightly administering the sacraments, manifesting the unity of our faith in Jesus
Christ in the celebration of the Lord`s Supper, fostering Christian love, and by extending a
helping hand to those who are in need.</I><P>

<LI><STRONG><U>Justification by faith</U></STRONG> - <I>by assisting in the witness of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ throughout the world.</I><P>

<LI><STRONG><U>A right understanding  and exercise of Christian liberty</U></STRONG> - <I>by faithfully
carrying out our vocational callings in church and society to the glory of God and in service to our
neighbors.</I><P>
</UL>
