Our Purpose

To give glory, honor, praise and worship to our Triune God -- Father, Son and Holy Spirit -- in all that we say and do. (1 Corinthians 10:1 0-31)

Our Mission

As men, women and children united by the Word of God into the community of Christ, Our Savior Ev. Lutheran Church of Grafton, Wisconsin exists to:

...KNOW Jesus Christ as Savior,
...GROW in loving service to God and each other,
...GO into our community and the world with the
good news of Christ's forgiveness.

We carry out our Mission by...

• proclaiming faithfully God's innerrant Word (Law/Gospel) to lead people to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ (2 Timothy 4:2)
• gathering regularly to worship (Hebrews 10:25) and celebrate the sacraments (Luke 22:19-20 & 1 Cor.11:24).
• practicing fellowship with one another (Acts 2:42-47).
• sharing the Gospel with all people (Mark 16:15).
• actively pursuing the lost and straying (Luke 15).
• growing in God's Word (ourselves, our children and others) (2 Peter 3:18).
• strengthening our families and homes (Psalm 128).
• equipping Christians for works of service in Christ's kingdom (Ephesians 4:11-16).
• living in unity and peace with our fellow believers (Ephesians 4:3).
• loving one another with an unconditional, self-sacrificing love as Christ himself loved us
• (John 13:34-35).
• encouraging and building each other up (1 Thessalonians 5:1 1).
• serving the needs of all people, as we are able (Galatians 6.1 0).
• supporting our church and school with our prayers, time and talents and our financial
• offerings (2 Corinthians 8 & 9).
• joining others in sending the Gospel world-wide through the Home and Word Mission programs of the WELS (Romans 10:10-15).

We are committed to serving our Lord Jesus Christ with our lives.
This mission statement reminds us every day how to show that we love him
because he first loved us.
May everything we do together as a Christian congregation
express our gratitude for the Gospel in Word and Sacraments.