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Bethlehem Lutheran Ministries has been part of the Santa Clarita Valley for forty two years and has dreams to continue to impact this community for Christ for the next forty.

Since starting out as a store-front church in Canyon Country in 1964, we have envisioned being a church that could meet the needs of the people in the community we serve. Now located on Luther Drive in Canyon Country, we've been able to meet many needs through our school, our variety of worship services and events like our drive-through Christmas pageant "Follow The Star," and our annual Christmas concert, "Jam For Jesus."

The challenge we face today is continuing to meet the needs of the people in this valley in even greater ways... from a landlocked location. With only four acres, and land in this valley being cost-prohibitive for our church, we have to be creative in how we implement our vision.

Our "creative" approach is to serve this valley as a spiritual "hub." Our current location will serve as the "headquarters" from which we will REACH OUT. Though we may not be able to have our own Christian school on this campus, we can certainly provide transportation to other Christian schools. Though we may not be able to have 2000 people attending worship services on this campus, we can provide worship services other campuses through satellite feeds and/or portable churches.

After forty two years of serving the people in this valley, now through high technology, a little creativity, plans - with God's help - for building and growth and a passion to live our lives for Jesus, we hope to continue to meet their spiritual, physical and emotional needs for the next forty as well.

If you would like to be a part of our vision, to make a significant impact through your life on the lives of others, please join us as we embrace our future together!

Our purpose is to bring people into a living relationship with Jesus Christ. Our core values include: Dynamic Worship of God, Vigorous study of God's Word, Loving relationships with one another, Committed support of God's work in the world, Excellence in all we do. We are here to be the Perfect Church ...for Imperfect People - a community resource center of the Santa Clarita Valley that brings the love of Jesus to people by meeting their physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

As a congregation of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and with the Universal Christian Church, Bethlehem Lutheran teaches and responds to the love of the Triune God: the Father, creator of all that exists; Jesus Christ, the Son, who became human to suffer and die for the sins of all human beings and to rise to life again in the ultimate victory over death and Satan; and the Holy Spirit, who creates faith through God's Word and Sacraments. The three persons of the Trinity are coequal and coeternal - one God.

We believe and teach the historic Christian faith, as presented in...

THE BIBLE

THE THREE ECUMENICAL CREEDS
The Apostles' Creed
The Nicene Creed
The Athanasian Creed

THE LUTHERAN CONFESSIONS

THE APOSTLES' CREED
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. From there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

	We accept the Bible-based teachings of Martin Luther that inspired the reformation of the Christian Church in the 16th Century - summarized in three short phrases: Grace alone, Faith alone, Scripture alone.
GRACE ALONE... God loves the people of the world, even though they are sinful, rebel against Him and do not deserve His love. He sent Jesus, His son, to love the unlovable and save the ungodly.
FAITH ALONE... By His suffering an death as the substitute for all people, Jesus purchased and won forgiveness and eternal life for them. Those who hear this Good News and believe it have eternal life. God creates faith in Christ and gives people forgiveness through Him. For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. (John 3:16)
SCRIPTURE ALONE... The Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God, in which He reveals His Law and His Gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ. It is the sole rule and norm for Christian doctrine. All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in rightousness. (2 Timothy 3:16)


Bethlehem Lutheran Ministries
Bethlehem Church 27265 Luther Drive Santa Clarita, CA 91351 Services: Saturday 5:30pm Sunday 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00am	Bethlehem School 27303 Luther Drive Santa Clarita, CA 91351 661.251.6027 more information
Office: 661.252.0622 Fax: 661.252.5043 Email: blcs@followthestar.com
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