Mt. Olive is affiliated with
the 3 million member Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. The
“Missouri” is an historical reference to the part of the United
States where many of the earliest members lived; we are an international church
body. The word “Synod” means “those who walk together”;
this refers to the origins of our church body over 150 years ago when people
from different parts of our country decided to journey together according to
the same understanding of the Christian faith. Today, together with our sister
congregations throughout the United States, Canada, and the world, we sponsor
mission stations, welfare agencies, and educational institutions in many parts
of the world. We support mission work here at home and in dozens of other
nations.
The Lutheran Church is named for Dr. Martin Luther, who
under God, was largely responsible for the Reformation in the sixteenth
century. It is not called "Lutheran" because it followed Luther's ideas about
God and religion, but rather because it agreed with Luther's approach to the
Bible.
The Lutheran Church is
the largest Protestant denomination in the world. Of our 80,000,000 members
throughout the world, more than 9,000,000 are within the United
States
Mt. Olive is affiliated with
the 3 million member Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. The
“Missouri” is an historical reference to the part of the United
States where many of the earliest members lived; we are an international church
body. The word “Synod” means “those who walk together”;
this refers to the origins of our church body over 150 years ago when people
from different parts of our country decided to journey together according to
the same understanding of the Christian faith. Today, together with our sister
congregations throughout the United States, Canada, and the world, we sponsor
mission stations, welfare agencies, and educational institutions in many parts
of the world. We support mission work here at home and in dozens of other
nations. 
