Standing Firm in Rockford, Illinois Since 1888


St. Paul Lutheran Church equips all its members to know what they believe and why they believe it, so that whether next door or across the world, we countermand our age of anti-truth with a firm trust in the Words and Sacraments of Jesus Christ.

St. Paul Lutheran Church is committed to the preaching and teaching of the inspired and inerrant Holy Scriptures, to the equipping of its members to know what they believe and why they believe it, and to promoting the spread of Christianity in the midst of our dark and evil age.

In order to better achieve this, St. Paul Lutheran Church is gladly in fellowship with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, and all her partner church bodies in the International Lutheran Council throughout the world. 

Pro-Grace. Pro-Bible. Pro-Marriage. 

Pro-Family. Pro-Life.


We are a people who pray the Psalms, who read Proverbs, who follow the red-letter words of Jesus Christ as our light and guide. We are a Protestant Christian congregation of believers, witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus, empowered to stand firm and proclaim the truth. He is risen indeed!

Confessional Lutherans, rooted in the unshakable Word of God, the Missouri Synod, bound together under the witness of the Ten Commandments, the Creeds, and the Lord’s Prayer—all of which declare the essentials of Christianity. Here, discipleship is not a theory but an embodied life: baptism that seals us, forgiveness that frees us, and communion that binds us to the Lord and to one another. These aren’t traditions; they’re the lifeblood of faith, the rhythms of a people set apart, fed by the Word, and upheld by God Himself.

The Bible is the inspired, infallible Word of God—unchanging, unapologetic, and true. The Church on earth takes her rightful form as we gather together, side by side in the local congregation, a real community of redeemed sinners, working out salvation, raising families, and growing in faith. Start with Matthew; see how Jesus calls. Read Acts and witness the Spirit’s movement among God’s people, calling us to courage and discipline.

We are Sons of the Man of Peace—committed to knowing wisdom, seeking discipline, and fearing Jesus Christ with understanding. We’re here to hold the line, to love fiercely, to pray without ceasing. To all who would quench the Spirit, we say, “Not here. Not in this house.”

We stand, sons and daughters of Christ. The Day is at hand. His Spirit shall fill us with boldness, His Word equip us with strength, and His promise carry us as we press on toward the goal of His upward call, together.

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