Faith Lutheran Church of Regina was officially organized on November 16, 1968 with 112 baptized charter members. The church building was constructed at 370 McIntosh Street North in Regina during the spring of 1968 and dedicated on May 12, 1968.

Some of our charter members remember with fondness those earliest formative years with the efforts of beginning regular worship services, Sunday School, Confirmation, study and fellowship groups.

The congregation grew steadily in numbers and in ministries in the early years.

Two pastors served at Faith Lutheran in those first formative years of the congregation, Pastor Earl Lewis (1968 - 1973) and Pastor Don Scott (1972 - 1976). Pastor Reinhold Propp began as pastor in 1976 and encouraged further growth in ministries.

On May 26, 1985, the sod was turned to begin construction of a major addition to the church building. The new and larger church sanctuary with basement was dedicated on May 18, 1986. The membership was now further able to expand in numbers of people and in numbers of programs, as the most recent stats show.

In 1994, upon the retirement of Pastor Propp, Dr. Dennis Lueck accepted the call to serve the congregation as pastor. A lay parish assistant, Joyce Ripplinger, served for 3 1/2 years (1996 - 2000) in creating new educational ministries. Then in September of 2001, Pastor Murray Halvorson accepted the call as Associate Pastor of Faith Lutheran Church to help form a new pastoral team. The many programs and worship opportunities continue to expand.

This congregation is a worshipping, learning, witnessing and serving community of baptized persons among whom the Word is proclaimed and the Sacraments are administered according to the Gospel, and whose corporate existence is recognized by the Evangelical Lutheran Church In Canada. It shall provide support to enable the fulfillment of the mission and ministry of this church.

Click Here to view the Nature and Mission, Article III of the Constitution of Faith Lutheran Church of Regina.

          The Lutheran Church which shares a common faith history with many other Christians began as a movement dated from October 31, 1517.  It is on that day that Dr. Martin Luther, a German pastor and theologian, posted 95 theses on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany, calling for renewal and reform in the church of his day. 

           The term “Lutheran” was first used in a derogatory way to the followers of Martin Luther. Luther himself wanted the name to be only “Christian” standing with other Christians in direct succession to the followers of Jesus Christ, but the term “Lutheran” has continued to be used.

           The Lutheran Church began as a confessional church, with formal confessional statements written the 16^th century that explain and defend what the church believes.  These statements include the Augsburg Confession, the Formula of Concord, the Small and Large Catechisms  brought together in the Book of Concord.  One of the central confessions that Martin Luther derived from his exhaustive study of the Bible was coined by him into a slogan, “justification by grace through faith”.  Luther and Lutherans since have held that salvation is a pure act of God’s grace and we humans receive that gift in faith.

           As early as the 1600’s, Lutheran Christians packed their Bibles and Catechisms along with other personal items and began migrating to the new world.  Worship services were held by Danish Lutheran immigrants as early as 1619 on the shores of Hudson’s Bay near Churchill, Man.  The first Lutheran congregation was organized in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the 1700’s with their first church building constructed in 1755.   

           The numbers of Lutherans in Canada increased substantially in the mid to late 1800’s especially in what we know now as southern Ontario and in the mid west to west as it began to be settled by European immigrants.  The Lutheran immigrants who came to settle and organize congregations in central and western Canada originated mostly from Germany, Scandanavia, and Iceland. 

           Today, the Lutherans worldwide form the largest group of  Protestant Christians.  In Canada, Lutherans are the third largest protestant denomination with only the United Church and the Anglican Church larger in number.   The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, ELCIC, (of which Faith Lutheran Regina is affiliated) is the largest of the three major Lutheran groups with 191,000 baptized members in 631 congregations spread across the country.   The ELCIC is a member of Lutheran World Federation and the World Council of Churches (see Lutheran Links page).

1.    Everything that we Lutherans believe and teach about God and God’s activity with all creation is based on the truths in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.  Lutherans affirm the early Christian Church’s expressions of biblical truths as summarized in the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed and the Athanasian Creed.

2.    Each of the three creeds are biblical explanations in “Trinitarian”  terms about God. That means we know and experience the One God in three persons.  This does not mean we believe in three gods.  There is only one God, God the Father who created and creates,  God the Son who saved and saves, and God the Holy Spirit who guides, comforts, and intercedes for us.

3.    Lutherans believe that God is the creator of all things great and small, from the universe in all its expanse to the most minute, intricate cells seen under microscope.  Lutherans believe that God created everything good as it declares at least six times in Genesis 1, the first book of the Bible.  It doesn’t matter whether it took 6 days or 600 million years to create, only that God fashioned it with loving care.   The fact that there is so much wrong with our world is not God’s design or fault, but is caused by human rebellion, sin, and greed.

4.    Lutherans confess that God sent his Son Jesus Christ to live as a human, die on a cross, rise from the dead, and continue to rule as Lord over all.  He is in charge of life, death, and new life, in charge of his followers in the church community,  and is the light of the world.  Jesus Christ represents the Gospel, good news of  love, hope, joy, and peace in our fractured, troubled, and  violent world.  As told by the angel to shepherds outside Bethlehem:
 

• “I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you;  he is Christ the Lord.”        Luke 2: 10-11

5.    Lutherans believe that God the Holy Spirit calls us to trust in God, gathers us together in supportive worshipping communities, enlightens us with the teachings of God’s Word, sanctifies (makes us whole) us with grace, forgiveness, and hope, and keeps us on track in the one true faith in Jesus Christ.

6.    Lutherans believe that worship of God is vital for growth in Christian faith, for inspiring hope for the future, for care and support of people, and for strengthening in service as Christ’s followers.  Worship includes singing, praying, reading and listening to God’s Word.  Worship is joining new people into Christ’s family by the Sacrament of Holy Baptism and uniting together around Christ’s table for the Sacrament of Holy Communion.  Worship is bringing Christ’s love to those joining in marriage and Christ’s compassion for those grieving the loss of a loved one.

7.      Lutherans believe that worship, learning, and support take place primarily through congregations.   For further explanation of our congregation’s mission and ministry, refer to the section entitled, “Mission Statement."

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