LUTHERAN FAITH IN A CHANGING WORLD
Ancient roots.
Living questions.
What does a life of faith look like in a place that is always imagining the future?
Grace comes first.
At the heart of Lutheran Christianity is a promise: God’s love in Jesus Christ is a gift. We receive grace through faith; we do not earn it through success, status, or accomplishment.
Rooted in Scripture and the Lutheran confessions, this tradition gathers around the proclaimed Word, Baptism, and Holy Communion. Faith then sends us into ordinary life to serve.
Immanuel is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and its Sierra Pacific Synod.
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HERE, IN SILICON VALLEY
A human life is more
than its output.
Creativity and ambition have a place.
So do rest, responsibility, and wonder.
VOCATIONWork with purpose.
In the Lutheran understanding of vocation, daily responsibilities can become service to others. The questions reach from the classroom and kitchen to the lab and office: Who benefits from our work? Who needs our care?
STEWARDSHIPCare for what lasts.
Time, talent, buildings, land, music, and financial resources are gifts entrusted to our care. Good stewardship asks how to preserve their value and use them generously for the next generation.
COURAGEMeet change with hope.
New technologies bring real possibilities and difficult questions. Faith makes space for honest inquiry, humility about our limits, and the courage to put human dignity at the center of progress.
JUSTICE, MERCY & THE COMMON GOOD
Love your neighbor.
Take that seriously.
Christian concern for justice begins with the worth of each person. It asks us to meet immediate needs, pay attention to the conditions that leave people vulnerable, and work patiently toward a more humane community.
That work calls for practical compassion, careful listening, and respect across disagreement. Housing, belonging, and care for people in difficulty are responsibilities we can approach together with conviction and humility.
In San Jose, Immanuel’s housing partnership offers a local example of faith expressed in a lasting commitment to neighbors.
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