» HOME » About Our Church » About Our Pastor » What We Believe » Confessional Statement » Sermons » Constitution & By-Laws » Location » Calendar » Contact Us » Lutheran Links

 

Grace Lutheran Church
1948 to Today

In the sixteenth century, Martin Luther, a Catholic monk, struggled with the way of salvation. No amount of works seemed to make him feel he had done enough toward God. While reading the scriptures, Luther discovered that salvation is by God’s grace through His Son, Jesus Christ, and not by any good on our part. Martin stood firm on this doctrine and from that arose the protestant Reformation. This doctrine is the primary teaching of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod of which the Grace congregation has been a member of since 1948. We believe the Holy Bible to be the divinely inspired Word of God, without error, and the only source and norm of Christian Doctrine, with Jesus Christ at the center.

Grace Lutheran Church is a congregation of people with diverse back-grounds, who desire to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ in word and deed to our geographic area and to the world. All of Grace’s organizations uphold Christian outreach as their primary mission.

Grace is well known in Paris for its presentation of the “Living Nativity”—a live performance of the Christmas story by members of the congregation, complete with settings, props, and live animals--which Grace began presenting in 1956 and continues as a Christian witness each year.

A church women’s organization meets monthly at the church--the Mary Martha Society, who serves the Lord through Bible Study, mission projects, supporting the Altar Guild, collecting Mites (monies) for Texas District mission projects, and helping local agencies with donations.

Grace is an active partner in supporting the Community Outreach Ministry, Habitat for Humanity, Life Chain, Christians in Action, and Agape House of Paris.

Divine Worship is each Sunday at 9:00AM followed by Children’s Sunday school and Adult Bible Study at 10:30AM. In addition to our regularly scheduled worship hour, each Sunday morning from 9:30-10:30AM our divine worship service is broadcast on 1490AM and 96.3FM.

Holy Communion is celebrated on the first and third Sunday’s of the month.

Interested in mining the truth of Holy Scripture, join our historical study of the Reformation of the Church on Wednesday at 7:00 PM. If you would like to learn more about what we believe, teach, and confess, please contact Pastor Byrd, at 903-784-3753. We invite you to worship with us, a friendly congregation with a comfortable worship atmosphere—a place one can call their spiritual home and be assured of hearing the Word of God proclaimed in all its truth and purity.

 

Grace Lutheran Church
The First 50 Years
Sunday, June 8, 1997