The beliefs of Calvary Lutheran Church are in harmony with traditional teachings of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

God is the creator of everything that exists. The Bible as the inspired word of God is His message of love and hope for all people. There is only one true God, who exists in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The true Christian Church is made up of those who believe in the Triune God and in Jesus Christ as their only Savior.

Adam and Eve, the original parents, were created by God pure and holy and lived according to God’s will, doing what was pleasing to Him. They went against God’s will and brought sin into the world transgressing God’s holy will in thought, word, and deed. Since that time, all people have been conceived and born in sin and cannot save themselves by their good works or restore themselves to a right relationship with God.

God sent His Son, Jesus, into the world. He is both true God and true man. He lived to fulfill God’s law for us, died on the cross to pay the penalty our sins deserved, and rose from the dead so that we might have eternal life. He ascended into heaven, where He now sits at the right hand of The Father to intercede for us. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

Because of Jesus’ death on the cross, God declares a person just, or righteous, and forgiven. This happens not because of human effort, but because the justification won by Jesus is applied to those who believe in Jesus as their Savior. This faith in Jesus is a gift of God given by the power of the Holy Spirit, thus all the glory belongs to God.

The means of grace are the Word, Holy Baptism, and Holy Communion. By these means, the merits of Jesus’ perfect life and atoning death are personally conveyed to all who believe in Jesus as their Savior.

God wants Christians to join with other believers in churches which teach God’s Word and administers Holy Baptism and Holy Communion according to the teachings of Scripture. In the Sacrament of Holy Communion we celebrate the Real Presence of Christ in, with, and under the forms of bread and wine. All baptized Christians who desire to partake of the Sacrament and trust in our Lord’s words, "broken and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins," are welcome to the Lord’s Table.