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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church has been the Lutheran presence in Rockville Centre since 1899.
Holy Trinity is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and, more locally, the Metropolitan New York Synod. As Lutherans, we believe in the power of faith in Jesus Christ to save us. We hold as means of grace the two sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist. Baptism joins us to Christ and to the Body of Christ which is the Church. We also believe in the Eucharist as the Body and Blood of Christ in, with, and under the bread and wine. At Holy Trinity, we welcome to our table to receive Communion all , regardless of denomination, who truly believe the bread and wine to be Body and Blood of Christ. We also believe in the Scriptures, God's word, read and studied not superficially, but in its true depth and power, as foundational for the life of faith. Regardless of your faith tradition, who you love, or your journey to this point, you are welcome here. This is God's house and you are God's child; therefore, this is your home too.
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Holy Trinity is a Reconciling in Christ Community Affirmation of Welcome of the LGBTQIA+ Community at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Rockville Centre As members of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Rockville Centre, we affirm that we are followers of Jesus Christ and the message of the Gospels which calls us to an always deepening relationship with God and to lives of mercy, compassion, and reconciliation founded on love toward all people, especially the most marginalized. Therefore, we the members of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Rockville Centre, welcome all who are seeking God. We welcome all because God welcomes all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, relationship status, race or culture. We affirm with the apostle Paul that in Christ “there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female” (Galatians 3:28) Believing that all are one in Christ Jesus, and aware that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, persons have been excluded in some congregations, we welcome, accept, and embrace our sisters and brothers in the LGBTQIA+ community. We pledge to ourselves and to all others that we will strive to live as a reconciling people in imitation of Jesus Christ, in our life together, and in our outreach to the world. - The people of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Rockville Centre, NY Affirmed on May 19, 2019 www.reconcilingworks.org/ric/ |
