Welcome to the website of Pilgrim Lutheran Church (LCMS), Kilgore, Texas! We are glad that … (more)
“You are chosen and treasured”
If our being chosen and treasured depended on something about us, we would all be lost, not picked at all—far worse than being the last one “chosen” for a sports team that has to take us whether or not they really want to take us.
“August can help move us back to Bible schooling”
People may wrongly think that once they are confirmed in the church that they have “graduated” from any form of Bible schooling or instruction in the Lutheran Confessions, but such catechesis should be womb to tomb.
“Hamlet prompts reflection on repentance and forgiveness”
Forgiveness of sins is not earned by confession and satisfaction but given freely for Christ’s sake, though one’s amendment of life and the forsaking of sin should naturally follow forgiveness of sins.
Our Mission Statement
The mission of Pilgrim Lutheran Church is to glorify God by receiving the forgiveness of sins by grace through faith in Jesus Christ and sharing that salvation through word and deed with those in our midst, in our community, and throughout the world.
The mission of Pilgrim Lutheran Church is to glorify God by receiving the forgiveness of sins by grace through faith in Jesus Christ and sharing that salvation through word and deed with those in our midst, in our community, and throughout the world.
