Killarney Community Lutheran Church (KCLC) is a member of Lutheran Church–Canada, a confessional church body comprised of congregations, pastors, and deacons committed to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our confessions are based on the foundation of God’s Word and the belief that God’s gift of salvation is found only through faith in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son. We serve to equip and motivate our members to confess, proclaim, and give witness to the saving work of Jesus Christ.

Our Faith

Being a Lutheran Church means that all the teachings and practices are rooted in the Holy Bible. In the 16th century, Martin Luther and other reformers in Christianity wrote defenses and arguments based upon the Bible to present before a series of theological gatherings in efforts to realign Christian beliefs and practices with its source – the Scripture. These documents were eventually compiled into The Book of Concord which contains our statements of faith (doctrine and confessions of Lutheran Christians). To confirm our faith upon (or after) baptism, we study the Small Catechism in detail to understand the main elements of our belief.

We believe that salvation is only possible through Faith in God and Grace from God. We cannot gain access to heaven by our own efforts or merits. Our relationship with God is restored only through Lord Jesus by God’s grace. We are saved when we believe. Good works are signs of our faith in God, not the means.

 “that people cannot be justified before God by their own strengths, merits, or works. People are freely justified for Christ’s sake, through faith, when they believe that they are received into favor and that their sins are forgiven for Christ’s sake. By His death, Christ made satisfaction for our sins. God counts this faith for righteousness in His sight (Romans 3:21-26; 4:5).” – Augsburg Confession IV.1-3

The only authority and basis for the Christian faith, teaching, and way of life is the infallible Word of God – the Bible (the prophetic and apostolic Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments).

The Bible and, as such, the Christian faith, is about Jesus Christ who alone is “”the way, and the truth, and the life” (John 14:6); and as He Himself says, “You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about Me” (John 5:39).

We confess our faith with Apostles’, Nicene and Athanasian Creeds. We believe in the Sacrament of Holy Baptism and the Sacrament of the Altar. Click to find out more on What We Believe or email Pastor Mark Chiang to set up a meeting.