About Norwalk Lutheran Church
Our congregation accepts and preaches the Bible-based teachings of Martin Luther that inspired the reformation of the Christian Church in the 16th century. The teaching of Luther and the reformers can be summarized in three phrases: Grace alone, Faith alone, Scripture alone. New Here?GiveOur Mission & Vision
Our vision and mission is to help connect people to faith
God loves the people of the world, even though they are sinful, rebel against Him and do not deserve His love. He sent Jesus, His Son, to love the unlovable and save the ungodly.
By His suffering and death as the substitute for all people of all time, Jesus purchased and won forgiveness and eternal life for them. Those who hear this Good News and believe it have the eternal life that it offers. God creates faith in Christ and gives people forgiveness through Him.
The Bible is God’s inerrant and infallible Word, in which He reveals His Law and His Gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ. It is the sole rule and norm for Christian doctrine.
Mission & Purpose
Our commitment as LCMS congregations and workers is to walk together with the Word of God as our only guide for doctrine and practice.
Our mission is as follows:
- Plant, sustain, and revitalize Lutheran churches
- Support and expand theological education
- Perform human care in close proximity to Word and Sacrament ministries
- Collaborate with the Synod’s members and partners to enhance mission effectiveness
- Promote and nurture the spiritual, emotional, financial, and physical well-being of pastors and professional church workers
- Enhance early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, and youth ministry
- Strengthen and support the Lutheran family in living out God’s design
Our Beliefs & Values
With the universal Christian Church, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod teaches and responds to the love of the Triune God:
the Father, creator of all that exists;
Jesus Christ, the Son, who became human to suffer and die for the sins of all human beings and to rise to life again in the ultimate victory over death and Satan; and
the Holy Spirit, who creates faith through God’s Word and Sacraments.
The three persons of the Trinity are coequal and coeternal, one God.
Grace Alone
Sola Gratia
God loves the people of the world, even though they are sinful, rebel against Him and do not deserve His love. He sent Jesus, His Son, to love the unlovable and save the ungodly.
Faith Alone
Sola Fide
By His suffering and death as the substitute for all people of all time, Jesus purchased and won forgiveness and eternal life for them. Those who hear this Good News and believe it have the eternal life that it offers. God creates faith in Christ and gives people forgiveness through Him.
Scripture Alone
Sola Scriptura
The Bible is God’s inerrant and infallible Word, in which He reveals His Law and His Gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ. It is the sole rule and norm for Christian doctrine.
Who is Jesus?
For more than 2,000 years, people have asked this question. We were not present when Jesus lived on this earth, but in the Bible we have the record of His birth, life, death on the cross, and resurrection. Through the study of the Bible, you can seek the answer to this age-old question: “Who is Jesus?”
What Does ‘Synod’ Mean?
The word “Synod” in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod comes from Greek words that mean “walking together.” The term has rich meaning in our church body because congregations voluntarily choose to belong to the Synod.
Though diverse in their service, our congregations hold to a shared confession of Jesus Christ as taught in Holy Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions.
Lutheran congregations are confessional. Our congregations believe the Lutheran Confessions are a correct interpretation and presentation of biblical doctrine.
Contained in The Book of Concord: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, these statements of belief were transcribed and shared broadly by church leaders during the 16th century.
Luther’s Small Catechism contains essential summaries of our beliefs, while the Augsburg Confession gives more detail about what Lutherans believe.
Who We Are
Our Team & Leadership
Our Pastor: Jacob Sherry
Pastor
Norwalk Lutheran Church of Onekama is served by Rev. Jacob Sherry. He is married to his wife Jessica and they have four children, Sarah, Leah, Charlie, and Gabriel. They arrived from Kansas on Dec. 1.
Jacob attended various Lutheran schools in his elementary education in Millington, Michigan, Crookston, Minnesota, and Bay City, Michigan. He attended Valley Lutheran High School in Saginaw, Michigan and graduated in 2005. He then attended Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon, Wisconsin where he received degrees in Pre-Seminary Studies and Theological Languages. He graduated in 2009 and attended Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana to study to become a pastor. He was a vicar at Living Word Lutheran Church in The Woodlands, Texas and graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary in 2013. His first call out of seminary was to be the sole pastor of St. John Ev. Lutheran Church in Palmer, Kansas. He received a call to serve Trinity Lutheran Church in Onekama, Michigan and accepted it in October 2018 and is also the Supply Pastor for Norwalk Lutheran Church. He was installed on December 3rd with eight local pastors assisting.
Jim Matthews
Chairman
Doug Milarch
Vice Chairman
Kathy Lambert
Secretary
Artice Miller
Financial Secretary
John Reckow
Elder
Ken Soller
Elder
Gregg Brown
Elder
Jim Johnson
Trustee