ABOUT PILGRIM EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH One of the important things to know about Pilgrim Lutheran Church is that we are a Bible believing Confessional Church. We acknowledge and accept all the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments as the revealed and inspired word of God, and acknowledge and accept all the Confessional writings of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, contained in the Book of Concord of the year 1580, to be the true and genuine exposition of the doctrine of the Bible. The confessional writings are the three Ecumenical Creeds (Apostles, Nicene, and Athanasian), the Unaltered Augsburg Confession, the Smalcald Articles, Luther's Large and Small Catechisms, and the Formula of Concord. SYNOD AFFILIATION Pilgrim Lutheran is a member congregation of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS). The LCMS was established in 1847 mainly by immigrants from Saxony and other parts of Germany. Our Synod has been known by it's evangelical spirit, it's uncompromising faithfulness to the Lutheran faith as contained and acknowledged in the confessional writings OUR MEMBERSHIP BASE We are located in the lovely village of Granville, Ohio, with the commitment of spreading the Word of Jesus Christ (and Him crucified) to all peoples. Our members come from surrounding communities including Granville, Newark, Heath, Johnstown, Pataskala, and others. OUR PURPOSE As a congregation of believers our purpose is to spread the saving Grace of Faith through Jesus Christ, Preach the Word of God, administer the Sacrament, provide religious instruction to the youth and adults, foster Christian fellowship and charity, and reach out to all surrounding communities with the Word Of God.