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Trinity is part of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
The Lutheran Church's founder was Martin Luther, a Catholic
Priest in the 16th Century, who started out thinking God was
very harsh. Through scripture and God's intervention, he
realized that God is really full of love and grace toward all
people. God's love and grace can be most clearly seen in God's
Son, Jesus. You can have a relationship with God by simply
believing that the wonderful gift of Jesus is for you.
God shows himself most clearly through God's Word, (the Bible),
and through baptism (the way we become part of God's family),
and by eating and drinking the bread and wine (the body and
blood of Christ).
Every worship service starts with us being honest before God and
each other by confessing that we are sinners and have failed God
in many ways. Each day we live depending on God's amazing grace,
love and forgiveness. With God's Spirit we can reach out to
others with that same grace, love and forgiveness in our lives.
Polk County
Trinity started in 1946 with about 5 faithful families who
wanted a Lutheran church in
Polk County, Oregon
It has grown to a congregation of over 600. Every Sunday about
200 people worship at the Contemporary service and at the
Ancient/Future worship service.
Services
Sunday School for all ages is at 9:00am. Childcare is
available all morning, but we also love children in the worship
service. They are all members of God's family and Trinity's
family.
Our worship
service begins at 10:00am.
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Dave Pederson
Pastor
Dave has been at Trinity for over 23 years. Over
those years Trinity has grown from a small church to
a church of over 600 members.
He has a
degree from Pacific Lutheran University and |
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graduated from Wartburg Seminary, in Dubuque, Iowa.
He has
been a volunteer firefighter and medic for the City
of Dallas and now is a chaplain for the City Police
and Fire Departments.
He enjoys reading, basketball and spending time with
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Caitlin McCaw
Office Manager
Caitlin is responsible for all
publishing, record keeping, and the management of
the church office.
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Janet Beck
Music & Worship Coordinator
Janet oversees and coordinates
all of the worship at Trinity.
She has degree in nursing from Pacific Lutheran
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Barbara McGuffey
Parish Nurse
Barbara has a nursing degree and several advanced
degrees in the field of nursing.
She currently also works for the Good Samaritan
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She is
available for your health questions and concerns.
She also coordinates and teaches
many classes on health and health education.
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Juli Fleener
Education Coordinator
Juli is a certified teacher and librarian and she
works for the Falls City Schools.
She is the coordinator of Trinity's Sunday School
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She is
also doing research and planning to start a
pre-school and day care program at Trinity.
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