Our Mission

Milwaukie Lutheran Church is a gathering and scattering of people grounded in the love of God, guided by the Holy Spirit, reaching out to share the good news of Christ Jesus.

As a community of faith, Milwaukie Lutheran Church

  • Welcomes all
  • Reaches out in witness to God's Love
  • Provides a sanctuary of care, service and learning for all ages

Loving God through all peoples, our community, our members and their families by reaching out in support of all in their faith journey.

 

Our Values

We undertake our mission together in furtherance of the following Lutheran values and beliefs.

  • We celebrate our faith, and our support for each other through music and the message.
  • We are invited into our Community, united with Christ, then sent to serve with - Invited, United, Sent. We strive to think globally and act locally.
  • We support passionate spirituality or a place to grow more spirituality in our relationship with God regardless of where you are on the journey.
  • We believe in and support our younger members in an ever challenging world. We believe in the future and recognize that our youth are both our today as well as our future.
  • We provide mutual encouragement and support for a life of faith and devotion for God and to each other. We believe in helping people find their way to a deeper relationship with God.
  • We proclaim our love and acceptance: seek out and get involved with the peace, justice, and sustainability; bring compassion to the greater community; nurture each soul and are joyful.
  • We seek to provide an assortment of transformational, learning and service opportunities.
  • We provide a caring community for worship and service – accepting all, being aware of and serving community needs, guided by studying God’s word to share our blessing with others.
  • We welcome all and celebrate our diversity – regardless of ethnicity, sexual orientation or place on the journey. We believe in a diversity of worship and celebration of God’s love and the Holy Spirit.
  • We provide a caring environment, learning and worshipping together.
  • We believe in spiritual fellowship, strengthening one another through our love of God and believe it is blessed to be a blessing to others.