In this section, you will find out what we believe, teach and confess.
The great church reformer Dr. Martin Luther once said, “You can burn all of my books except for two, The Bondage of the Will and the Small Catechism.”
He wrote in the Preface to his Large Catechism:
“[…] for myself I say this: I am also a doctor and preacher; yes, as learned and experienced as all the people who have such assumptions and contentment. Yet I act as a child who is being taught the catechism. Every morning–and whenever I have time–I read and say, word for word, the Ten Commandments, the Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, the Psalms, and such. I must still read and study them daily. Yet I cannot master the catechism as I wish. But I must remain a child and pupil of the catechism, and am glad to remain so.”
The Small Catechism was written in 1529 by Luther in order to aid pastors, preachers, and parents in teaching the faith to their hearers.
II. The Creed
III. The Lord’s Prayer
IV. The Sacrament of Baptism
V. Confession
VI. The Sacrament of the Altar
Trinity Lutheran Church U.A.C. of Easthampton, MA 