About US

As is true of many entities, what we are is explained by our name.

We are Church

First and foremost, River Heights is a church, a word that from the Greek language means, “belonging to the Lord”. We are therefore a ‘Christian’ church that believes that the Triune God - the Father, Son and Holy Spirit – is the only true God. We believe that God created all things during a six-day period and that he created all things, including mankind, in perfection. We believe that the Holy Bible is God’s Word to us and that it stands alone as the only source and standard for all our beliefs, teachings and practices. We believe, as the Bible teaches, that mankind fell into sin, when in prideful rebellion, he was not satisfied being subject to God, but tried to usurp God’s authority in order to control his own destiny. Because of our sins, God, in his justice, condemned us to everlasting punishment. But because of his grace and kindness, God also provided a remedy for our condemnation, namely his Son Jesus Christ, who sacrificed himself to pay the redemption price for us all. Since Christ is our Redeemer, we trust him alone for forgiveness and eternal life. We are a ‘Christian’ church because we believe this ‘Christian’ faith.

We are Evangelical

River Heights is an ‘Evangelical’ church. The word ‘evangelical’ also comes from the Greek language and means ‘to proclaim the good news’, that is, the good news about the salvation that Jesus Christ provided for us. We believe that God has brought us into the Christian church, not only so we can have salvation for ourselves, but so that we also may bring Christ’s salvation to others. Therefore we welcome all people to come and hear this ‘good news’ from our pulpit and we support our Evangelical Lutheran Synod through which we carry out ‘evangelism’ in many areas of the world. Each member of this congregation regards it a privilege to be ‘evangelical’, that is, to tell others about Jesus Christ.

We are Lutheran

River Heights is a ‘Lutheran’ church. The Lutheran church had its beginning in the early 1500’s when a monk named Martin Luther learned from the Holy Bible that we cannot earn salvation through good works, as the church of his day taught. Rather, Luther discovered that salvation is given to us as a free gift, through faith in Christ Jesus, faith that the Holy Spirit alone plants within us. As Lutherans, we hold the seven Lutheran Confessions, all of which proclaim Jesus to be the only Savior, as correct expositions of the Bible’s teachings.

We are River Heights

Finally, River Heights is located in River Heights, a section of northwest East Grand Forks, MN. You will find us 2214 20^th Avenue Northwest. You may contact us as 218-773-1744 or by e-mail at riverheights@q.com.