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Lutherans are Christians who have received Christ as the Son of God and Savior of the world and, as such,
are a part of a community of faith that began with the gift of the Holy Spirit, God's presence with his people,
on the day of Pentecost.
We follow the theological principles and practices espoused by Martin Luther:
- We are saved by the grace of God alone -- not by anything we do;
- Our salvation is through faith alone -- we only need to believe that our sins are forgiven for Christ's sake,
who died to redeem us;
- The Bible is the only norm of doctrine and life -- the only true standard by which teachings and doctrines
are to be judged.
- Scriptures and worship need to be done in the language of the people.
Epiphany Lutheran Church is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
The ELCA resulted from a union of three North American Lutheran church bodies: The American Lutheran Church,
the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches and the Lutheran Church in America. The three churches agreed
to unite in 1982. They formed a 70-member Commission for a New Lutheran Church, which planned the merger.
The plan was approved by church conventions in 1986, and the ELCA constituting convention was held
April 30-May 3, 1987, with the church actually beginning operations on January 1, 1988.
The ELCA meets in assembly every two years; at its 2001 Churchwide Assembly it elected its third bishop,
The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, who will be eligible for re-election at the 2007 Churchwide Assembly.
We are also a part of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod. The DC Synod is comprised of 75
Lutheran churches in Washington, Maryland, and Virginia.
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13495 Keytone Road * Dale City, Virginia 22193 * 703-590-4949 *
churchoffice@epiphlutheran.org
Epiphany Lutheran Church is a member of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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