St Paul Lutheran Church

Here on the main page of our website the first thing one sees is a picture of the cross that hangs at the front and center of the church. It’s displayed here to emphasize that the good news of Jesus Christ is central to all that goes on here at St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Typically we express this good news either explicitly or implicitly as a two part message consisting of Law and Gospel, which is Greek for good news.

The Law

No one lives the moral life they know they should. Everyone has the basic instinct to run from God. No one can go to God on their own. It has been this way since Adam and Eve chose to overstep the limits set by God and play god themselves. It’s the price they and all their descendents have had to pay for their rebellion. Furthermore, from the beginning God has decreed that anyone who sins will die.

The Gospel

God loves everyone and always stands ready to forgive anyone who turns from their own path to His. God sent His son Jesus, to live a sinless life and yet still to die. Three days later God raised Jesus from the dead. To anyone who is moved by the Holy Spirit to turn to God for forgiveness of sins and a new relationship with Him, God will forgive their sins, consider the death Jesus died as being the fulfillment of His decree and raise them back to life on the last day to live eternally with Him in heaven.

Here at St. Paul's we describe ourselves as follows:
Christ Centered
Everything here is focused on the love God has shown through Jesus Christ His Son.
Bible Based
We believe the Bible contains what God’s Holy Spirit spoke through the prophets in ancient times and later through God’s son and apostles. Therefore, we teach only what they first taught so that everyone who will listen comes to know God.
Family Focused
St. Paul’s is a place for the entire family to come worship God, study His word and have fellowship with one another. The focus is in part lived out by activities such as potlucks, hayrides, and conversational dinners. Between worship services there are Bible studies for all ages along with a nursery for those too young to participate.
Mission Minded
Christ told His followers: “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”(Matthew 28th chapter) As Christ followers, this is what we intend to do.
Christian Congregation
We are a Christian congregation with values and beliefs as summarized above.

If you are new to the Ames community,
or are looking for a new church home,
we welcome you to St. Paul Lutheran.
Join us as we grow in Christ together.

We are a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) since its teachings are faithful to the scriptures and are spoken in love.