What is a Lutheran?
Lutherans were the first Christians to be called "Protestants."
God used his servant, Martin Luther, to "reform" the Church...to return the Church to the ancient teachings and faith of the "one, true, Christian and Apostolic Church."
Introducing Ourselves
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Student Fellowship Center is a vibrant and growing communion of Christians...a Confessional Lutheran Church of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS).
The LCMS is a church body of over 6,150 congregations with more than 2.5 million members. Worldwide, Lutheranism is the largest non-Roman Catholic denomination with 66 million members.
The word "Missouri" reflects the geographic roots of this church... founded in the 1840's near St. Louis, Missouri. The word, "synod" means "walking together" and reflects the unity in doctrine and practice which the congregations of the LCMS share.
We call ourselves a "Confessional" church because we make and confess clear statements of faith about the things that we believe. All of our beliefs are derived solely from the Word of God... and openly expressed for all to study in our Lutheran Confessions in The Book of Concord.
Congregations which belong to the Synod maintain their own unique ministries while helping to support world misson work.
Mt. Calvary is a church which stresses the importance of God's Word, the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and our justification before God by grace through faith in Christ.