{"id":446,"date":"2014-07-23T11:52:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T15:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/f162594.wpengine.com\/?page_id=446"},"modified":"2020-02-28T20:51:28","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T01:51:28","slug":"pastorspage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trinitylutherancs.com\/?page_id=446","title":{"rendered":"Pastor&#8217;s Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-119 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/trinitylutherancs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/PastorMathews-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinitylutherancs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/PastorMathews-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/trinitylutherancs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/PastorMathews-111x148.jpg 111w, https:\/\/trinitylutherancs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/PastorMathews-23x31.jpg 23w, https:\/\/trinitylutherancs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/PastorMathews-28x38.jpg 28w, https:\/\/trinitylutherancs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/PastorMathews-161x215.jpg 161w, https:\/\/trinitylutherancs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/PastorMathews.jpg 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Pastor George J. Mathews, Jr. (Interim Pastor)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Welcome to Trinity!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">We are a Biblically based faith community of the <em>North American Lutheran Church<\/em> in which we affirm and celebrate that God is powerfully at work in us, among us, and through us with his grace and love!<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">We claim our identity through\u00a0Holy Baptism.\u00a0 Through this gift\u00a0we have become members of Christ\u2019s Church.\u00a0 Here\u00a0as disciples we grow in faith, love and obedience to God.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Our life together is grounded in the Bible and lived out in worship where we are spiritually fed by God&#8217;s Word proclaimed and celebrated in the Eucharist.\u00a0 Through this encounter we are\u00a0empowered by the Holy Spirit to express\u00a0our discipleship.\u00a0 Together at Trinity we are committed to proclaiming God\u2019s saving love to the world by our words and deeds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Christ, revealed in the scriptures, is at the heart of all we are and all we do!\u00a0Through Trinity we discover anew the joy of engaging in God&#8217;s work!\u00a0 Here with\u00a0our hands, our voices, our energy, and our passion we join together\u00a0to express God&#8217;s presence\u00a0and love! We are dreaming; we are praying, and we invite\u00a0you will come and share with us in this incredible journey!\u00a0\u00a0If you would like to be a part of a congregation\u00a0where you are welcome and have the opportunity to grow in faith and express your discipleship\u00a0 &#8211; come and be a part of Trinity!<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 36px; left: 20px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 36px; left: 20px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pastor George J. Mathews, Jr. (Interim Pastor) Welcome to Trinity! We are a Biblically based faith community of the North American Lutheran Church in which we affirm and celebrate that God is powerfully at work in us, among us, and through us with his grace and love! 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