About The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
The LCMS is a Bible-based, mission-oriented, confessional Christian denomination. The LCMS Church is founded upon the teachings of Martin Luther and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. We strive to make the Love of Christ known through our mission work, outreach and education programs, and serving within our community on a daily basis.
Witness. Mercy. Life Together.
ln response to God’s grace and empowered by the Holy Spirit through
Word and Sacraments, the mission of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod is vigorously to make known the love of Christ by word and deed
within our churches, communities and the world."
Today, the LCMS has more than 2.3 million baptized members in some 6,200 congregations
and more than 9,000 pastors. Two seminaries and 10 colleges and universities operate under
the auspices of the LCMS, and its congregations operate the largest Protestant parochial school
system in America. The church broadcasts the saving message of Jesus Christ over KFUO Radio,
and it has relationships and active mission work in nearly 90 countries around the world.
The teaching of Martin Luther and the reformers is expressed
in the Latin phrases:
Sola gratia, Sola fide, Sola scriptura
"Grace alone, Faith alone, Scripture alone."
Please visit the Main LCMS Website for more details on our Mission, our Practices, our Faith, and how to Study and Serve.
