God’s Words of Hope

very Sunday morning at 8AM on 570 KLIF News and Information join Pastor John Viethsand Pastor John Koelpinof Calvary Lutheran Church as they guide you through their weekly message on God’s Words of Hope.

There are 9 DFW area WELS Lutheran Churches and you can click on the icons which line this page to find out more about the location nearest you.  WELS is an acronym for Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod,  each congregation has it’s own identity, and we are confident that you will find a home at each one.

WELS is a group of nearly 400,000 men, women, and children in nearly 1,300 congregations across the United States and Canada united by a common faith in Christ’s saving love. We are committed to a common calling—encouraging each other in our faith and sharing God’s gift of a Savior with the rest of the world.

John 3:16 as been called the gospel in a nutshell—and for good reason. In that one verse we’re told all that we need to know for our salvation. God loves us. He sent his son to die for us. Believe it. So why do we need any further statements of belief?

Throughout the history of the Christian Church, errors have crept in challenging basic beliefs established in God’s Word—including that Christ is true God and the concept of the Trinity, that God is in fact Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The early church fathers drafted creeds, or statements of belief, to clarify these biblical truths. As WELS Lutherans, we hold to three main creeds that have been the pillars of Christianity for centuries: the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the AthanasianCreed.

In modern times, leaders within our own synod found it necessary to clarify the differences between us and other church bodies, particularly those that also call themselves Lutheran. We’re confident you’ll find our statement “This We Believe” helpful in understanding those differences.

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