About Us
Our Name
What's Our Name?
Five Lutheran congregations merged in 1935 to form our church -- officially titled United Evangelical Lutheran Dr. Martin Luther Church of UDML.
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Now we informally call ourselves Shiner Lutheran Church, sharing our location and heritage in the name and helping others to find us and immediately know where we are and who we are.
Our Mission
What's Our Mission?
Our mission statement is "To Grow in Grace and Service to our Lord through Worship, Learning, Service, Witness and Support." We trust God's abundant grace and respond by worshiping and seeking to grow in faith by learning. Our faith actions are to serve others in our church family, community, and world, while witnessing to the good news of the Gospel of Jesus. We support each other in prayer and service as the people of God.
What helps us meet our mission?
We are part of a larger church body -- the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America -- that seeks to do God's work in our world. We have been a collaborative learning site, giving experiential training to a future pastor. We are also a Godly Play congregation, using this approach to encourage children to WONDER about God and become connected in a relationship with God.
