About Us

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We Are People of God Living Out Our Baptism

What does this look like in daily living?

  1. We worship together and pray for one another.
  2. We are connected and invested in the local and global communities around us, because God calls us to be disciples that are salt and light for the world.
  3. We are committed to deepening our faith through continued learning together. We are open to being challenged and invited by God to continue to discover that the journey of faith has no ending point.
  4. We are guided by the Bible, reliable words that tell the story of the relationship between God and the world, and we confess the creeds of the church.
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Living by Grace

As a church in the Lutheran tradition, St. Stephen people emphasize the grace of God at work in the world. What is grace? It's the belief that the love of God for humanity is so vast and all-encompassing that there is nothing people can do (or fail to do) that will overshadow that love.

God's grace is made known through God working in people's hearts and through the outreach of discipleship by the members of the community. That discipleship outreach is an imperative for Christians, but not a requirement to earn God's favor.

For a model of this discipleship, we look to our church’s namesake, Stephen. As the early church got going in the book of Acts, Jesus’ original disciples selected seven people who were “full of the Spirit and wisdom” to lead the church’s efforts to care for the poor, orphans, and widows. Stephen was a leader among this group, doing justice and promoting the love of God through this outreach. You can read about him in Acts 6 and 7!

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St. Stephen Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). We are committed to sharing God’s love through vibrant worship, meaningful relationships, lifelong faith formation, and compassionate service.