Who We Are
Mission Statement
“We nurture followers of Jesus, to share His love as a source of healing and refuge for all.”
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
(Matthew 28:19-20)
Redemption Lutheran Family
Redemption Lutheran Church was incorporated as a congregation of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod in 1955. From that time the congregation grew as the community of Bloomington also grew around us. The congregation itself is made up of many original members and their continued generations of children, as well as many others that have been drawn to the area and the warm family feel of the congregation itself.
As Lutherans, we get our name from Martin Luther, a German priest who was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church in the early 1500s. Luther’s writing and teaching sparked the Protestant Reformation. The teaching of Luther and the reformers can be summarized in three short phrases:
Grace Alone: God loves the people of the world, even though we are sinful, rebel against Him, and do not deserve His love.
Scripture Alone: The Bible is God’s inerrant (without error) Word, in which He reveals His Law and His Gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ.
Faith Alone: Jesus’ suffering and death is the substitute for all people of all time. He purchased and won forgiveness and eternal life for all. Those who hear this Good News and believe it will have the eternal life that it offers.
THIS WE BELIEVE
We believe in God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Who makes Himself
known to us in the written Word of the Bible. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
We believe that the chief message of the Bible is that God came to earth
in the person of Jesus Christ, true God and true man, Who through a
sinless life and a holy death on the cross paid our debt of sin so that we
live with God today and forever in heaven. (Romans 3:22-26)
We believe our Lord is present with His people through His Word and
the Sacraments, working in our hearts to respond to His love for us by
serving Him and our neighbors. (Ephesians 2:8-10)
We want you to know this, to receive this as true and to trust in the
Lord Jesus Christ so that you too can live with God today and forever in
heaven. (John 11:25-26)
Symbols of Redemption
If you look at our church's logo we have several symbols surrounding the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod's cross.
The first is a star which reminds us of the birth of Jesus Christ. The second is a fish which symbolizes the ministry and miracles of Christ's earthly ministry. The third is a butterfly which reminds us of Christ's resurrection from death. Lastly, we have a nimbus which represents the glory of the ascended and reigning Lordship of Jesus Christ.
