Salem Lutheran Church of Oxford

08/30/2026

Reminder everyone, since tomorrow is the last Sunday before most of us begin school, we will be having our annual "Blessing of the Backpacks!" Don't forget to bring them tomorrow!

08/25/2026

Reminder everyone, fall confirmation lessons begin tomorrow, August 26th, at 6 PM!

08/03/2026

What a beautiful day we had yesterday for iur Annual picnic and Rally Day was such a wonderful time! Thank you to everyone that helped make today possible!

Psalm 133:1: "How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity!"

07/28/2026

Day 1 of VBS complete! The kids learned about how awesome God's creation is.

Psalm 103:22

Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the Lord, my soul.

06/25/2026

Today is the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, when we first told the world who we are as Lutherans. This is a special day for us, probably even more so than Reformation Day. From a fellow LCMC pastor, Pr. Chad Kyler.

📜✝️ Today we commemorate the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession • June 25, 1530

On this day in the city of Augsburg, Lutheran princes and pastors presented the Augsburg Confession before Emperor Charles V.

This was not an act of rebellion, innovation, or the creation of a new church. It was a public confession of faith and a call for the Church to return to the Gospel and the teaching of Holy Scripture.

The Augsburg Confession was written as a catholic witness. The confessors repeatedly insisted that they had not departed from the historic Christian faith but stood in continuity with the Church through the ages. They sought reform where abuses had arisen while preserving what was faithful, true, and handed down. As Article I boldly states, they embraced the faith confessed at Nicaea and rejected teachings contrary to it.

Its opening words still resonate:

“Our churches teach with complete unanimity…”

The confessors did not seek separation. They sought to confess Christ faithfully, preserve the catholic faith, and proclaim that sinners are justified by grace through faith for Christ’s sake.

Today we give thanks for:
📖 Scripture as the final authority
✝️ Justification by grace through faith
⛪ The catholic faith faithfully confessed
🍞 Christ’s gifts in Word and Sacrament
🕊️ The courage to confess Christ in every generation

Lord, grant us the same boldness to confess Christ in our own day.

Sola Gratia • Sola Fide • Sola Scriptura 🙏

05/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who helped with the road cleanup today! Its good for us to be a blessing to our community in Jesus' name.

04/18/2026

Our neighbors and brothers and sisters in Christ at Emmanuel Reformed Church wrote an amazing reflection about our parish. Its worth a read!

On Churchyards, Children, and the Seeds of Resurrection

04/06/2026

What a Happy Easter it was with you all!

He is Risen! He is Risen indeed, alleluia!

04/05/2026

Happy Easter! Mark 16:1-8: "He has risen; he is not here."

Join us for service, our egg hunt, and Easter brunch!

04/03/2026

We caught a typo on our Easter event. Easter worship is at normal time, which is 9:30 on this Sunday NOT 9:00. Sorry for the confusion!