6925 Highway 707
Myrtle Beach, SC 29588

What we believe

We are sons and daughters of the Protestant Reformation begun in the 16th century by a German Roman Catholic Priest named Martin Luther, and as Christians of this heritage we believe:

  • Jesus is Lord of Lords and King of Kings
  • The Word of God is Truth
  • We are all sinners and need God's saving Grace (that means you and me too!)
  • Jesus came and died in our place and then rose from the dead to save us from those sins!
  • It's all about Jesus, there is no other Way!
  • We are committed to the concept of the Priesthood of All Believers - we are all ministers to each other.  God has chosen flawed clay vessels to bear His Word to all the world.
  • We celebrate the gifts and talents of all of God's children - God makes no distinction between men and women in giving them these gifts, we make no distinction in encouraging the exercise of them in His service.

 - and all this is done without any help from us!  We confess that we are by our very nature sinful and don't even possess the ability to choose to call upon Jesus for help.  We come to him and lay all our cares at the foot of the Cross because we are called through a Faith that has been freely given to us by the Holy Spirit.

Mission Focus

I've had enough of the negativity that has unfortunately infected the Lutheran landscape in North America.  You want to read about it sometime just type "Lutheran" into Google and you can spend months going through post mortem reports of the ELCA Church Wide Assembly of 2009.

I encourage you to know a little bit about it - not to go around with blinders on ... but to then ... move on.  We don't need to be rubber necking at the train wreck.

In John 17:15-18 Jesus says:

"I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.

So we are in the world, we need to know what is happening in the world.  Armed with that knowledge we are able to function in the world.  But Jesus says sanctify them in the truth.  The word sanctify means to set apart.  So we are to be set apart from the rest of the world in the truth ... the Word of God.

We are then sent into the world as Jesus was sent into the world.  That is pretty heavy stuff!  After all - Jesus was sent into the world to save it ... by dying for it.

Not too many people these days have to be a martyr for their faith ... we actually have it pretty easy in that regard.  Breaking out of our comfort zones and making a new friend with one intention being to start a spiritual conversation - or talking to a friend about our faith is not going to send us to the lions!

So as we head into Lent let us focus not on the troubles of church (that corporate structure spelled with a small "c") and let's focus on how Jesus forever changed our lives ... and how he placed in our hands the responsibility to let others know that he can change theirs in the same amazing way.

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Mark
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Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ

 

New Life Lutheran Church currently gathers for worship at 10:30 AM on Sundays at our sanctuary located at 6925 Highway 707, in Myrtle Beach.  We also have Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 AM.

Please click on the link to go to a map of the location.  The indicator on the map is actually just south of the church which is in the Pelican Plaza strip mall about 1/4 mile North of the Post Office.

Another opportunity for fellowship is the Men's Fellowship Breakfast at Jenny's Restaurant, 1013 Glenns Bay Road, Surfside Beach. at 8:00AM each Thursday.  We have our own table in this Myrtle Beach landmark dining establishment!  (And women are welcome too!)

Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC) is a centrist, association of Lutheran congregations. LCMC grew out of the reform movement within the ELCA known as the WordAlone Network.

Learn more about the LCMC at their website www.lcmc.net.  Also take a look at our links page for direct links to youtube hosted videos from a LCMC produced DVD giving an introduction to the association and a chance to see a typical presentation given by LCMC Service Coordinator Bill Sullivan to congregations interested in joining LCMC.  Pastor Mark also has a limited number of these DVD's and would be glad to give them to anyone from a church that may be considering joining the LCMC.