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Who We
Are
Faith
Lutheran Church is a Christian church with a tradition of
respect for
the Bible, an emphasis on God’s love for all
people, and
a high regard for education.
We are
dynamic, forward-looking, and are always ready to
take on new
challenges. We are a relatively young
congregation with lots of children where all people feel
comfortable
and welcome. We are small enough to know you,
and are
large enough to help you develop your gifts and find
your niche
in God’s plan.
Free
professional child care is provided for all events at
FLC.
Statement of Faith We believe that God has called us to introduce people to new life in Jesus Christ that grows into enthusiastic Christian living. Our constitution declares our Confession of Faith in this way: This congregation accepts all the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments as a whole and in all their parts as the divinely inspired, revealed, and inerrant Word of God and submits to this as the only infallible authority in all matters of faith and life. As brief and true statements of the doctrine of the Word of God, this congregation accepts and confesses the following symbols, subscription to which shall be required of all its members: (1) the ancient ecumenical creeds: the Apostolic, the Nicene, and the Athanasian; (2) the Unaltered Augsburg Confession and Luther's Small Catechism. As further elaboration of and in accord with these Lutheran Symbols, this congregation also receives the other documents in the Book of Concord of 1580: the Apology, Luther's Large Catechism, the Smalcald Articles, and the Formula of Concord; and recognizes them as normative for its theology. This congregation accepts without reservation the Symbolical books of the evangelical Lutheran Church, not insofar as, but because they are the presentation and explanation of the pure doctrine of the Word of God and s summary of the faith of the evangelical Lutheran Church. However, we would estimate that 95% of all Lutherans have never read any of the above books except the Bible and the Small Catechism (Martin Luther’s small book to help teach the basics of the Christian faith. You may pick up a free copy in the church office). We are Bible-based and Christ-centered. There are many points of view within our congregation, but the majority are moderate-conservative and evangelical. Our vision for Faith Lutheran Church is that God will use us to be a model of transformational ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit that provides a laboratory and beacon to other churches for what faithful and healthy ministry looks like in the 21st century. Please do not hesitate to contact Pastor David Berkedal or any member of Faith Lutheran Church if you have any questions about who we are.
Christian Education
Sunday
School
Pre-K thru
6th grade 9:20 a.m.
Adults 9:30
a.m.
Middle- &
High-school youth are invited to join Adult
Classes or
serve as teaching assistants in our
Sunday
School
Confirmation Class
Confirmation is a two-year program that begins as early as 7th
grade.
In addition
to weekly study, the groups goes on trips, to movies, helps with worship
and does service projects for the community.
Faith
Lutheran Youth
9th - 12th
graders Special events, trips & conferences
FLC
Statistics
Baptized
membership: 380
Confirmed
membership: 260
Average
weekly worship attendance total for 4 services: 220
Median age:
30.3
1/3 of our baptized members are 16 years old or younger
Faith
Lutheran Day Care and Pre-school
Our school
is licensed for 58 students ages 2 through pre-
kindergarten and is open five days per week from 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
We recently
marked our 17th year of Christian education and service to
the youth
and families of our communities.
Our
director’s name is Mrs. Gail Balandran
and her
phone number is 599-0783. Click on the FLC
Pre-school
icon for more information about our excellent school.
Faith
Lutheran Church Mission Statement
The mission
of Faith Lutheran Church in San Dimas is to
introduce
people to new life in Jesus Christ that grows into enthusiastic
Christian
living.
Faith
Lutheran Church Purpose Statement
We believe
God has called the Church by the Holy Spirit through
the Word
and sacraments to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ to the
world in
word and deed.
We believe
God’s specific mission for Faith Lutheran Church in
San Dimas
is to make new disciples, to provide excellent Christian
education,
and to be a caring Christian community for the sake of Jesus
Christ for
the people of the congregation and among the people of the
San Gabriel
and Pomona Valley communities.
We believe
God has called us to exceptional service and growth.
We will
realize this vision by God’s grace.
Faith
Lutheran Church Vision Statement
Our vision
is that God is leading us toward being a regional
center of
faithful church development and growth.
Faith
Lutheran Church Philosophy of Ministry
Faith
Lutheran Church is a friendly, caring church that avoids
extremes
while remaining open-minded and receptive to change.
We are
concerned about what is going on in our communities and we try
to meet
community needs, i.e. Faith Lutheran Pre-school and
Kindergarten, Lutheran Social Services, food pantry, etc.
We are
committed to meeting the needs of the whole person, body, mind
and spirit,
but understand our primary call to be meeting spiritual needs
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