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| Who We Are: Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, was organized in the southwest part of Amarillo on September 28, 1947 with eleven charter members. Since the first church site was in the path of a new freeway, a new sanctuary and education wing was built at 3500 S. Bowie in 1957. Additions to the building have been: additional Sunday School space in 1961; a Fellowship Hall in 1976; an enlarged chancel and narthex in 1987; and a Family Activity Center in 2000. Beautiful Savior has been served by five senior pastors: Daniel Schorlemer (1947-1961); Orris Sougstad (1963-1970); David Heidtke (1970-1979); Darrel Gilbertson (1980-1989); and Charles Meyer (1989-present). We have also had one associate pastor, Jeffrey Jahn (1978-1980) and two interns, Scott Jorgenson (1976-1977) and John Backus (1977-1978). Four members of Beautiful Savior have become pastors: Fred Nelson, Glen Frank, Gary Goodson and Terry Adkins. Committed to serving Christ through others, BSLC reaches out to our local community and beyond through activities like our food pantry, our Helping Hand Fund which assists those people who need help in paying rent and utility bills and providing gasoline vouchers, our Mother‚s Day Out program which includes pre-Head Start children, and providing lap robes, pillows and treats to residents of area nursing homes. Members are also very active in driving a Meals On Wheels route and helping elementary students learn reading, math, English, etc. Statement of Beliefs: Beautiful Savior believes and teaches: • In a God who has created and continues to sustain us. • In a God who lived among us, died and rose again to save us from our sin so that we may daily live with him through his grace. • In a God who has called us to be his own and who works with us daily to know God‚s will through his Scripture and works. • That we are the body of Christ in the world today: celebrating his love serving others praying being good stewards welcoming and encouraging others • That as God‚s forgiven children we will: continually give ourselves to God live and share the Good News practice compassion live just lives • That we base our life and teachings on the historic creeds of the Church and the Lutheran Confessions. |