Purpose Statement & Core Values

First Evangelical Lutheran Church

Xenia, Ohio 

"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God - not the result of works, so that no one may boast."

Ephesians 2:8-9

"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for,

               the conviction of things not seen."

                                   Hebrews 11:1

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!  By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."

1 Peter 1:3

"...I was hungry and you gave me food,

I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,
I was a stranger and you welcomed me,

I was naked and you gave me clothing,
I was sick and you took care of me,

I was in prison and you visited me."

                                    Matthew 25:35-36

These are the values
by which we live
as disciples of Jesus Christ
in this community of faith