About Us

Who we are

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, on the corner of Dixie Highway and Lookout Farm Drive in Crestview Hills, is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). We seek to live up to the mission of the ELCA, to be - “…a church that shares a living, daring confidence in God’s grace” (https://www.elca.org/).

Our members live primarily in Kenton and Boone counties, but we also have members throughout the Tri-State.

What we believe

As members of the ELCA, “we believe that we are freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor. With our hands, we do God’s work of restoring and reconciling communities in Jesus Christ’s name throughout the world” (https://www.elca.org/). Our core beliefs are further explained on our website

We are saved by the grace of God alone -- not by anything we do;
Our salvation is through faith alone -- a confident trust in God, who in Christ promises us forgiveness, life and salvation; and
The Bible is the norm for faith and life -- the true standard by which teachings and doctrines are to be judged.

It is easy to see the paradox of believing in both “faith alone” and “grace alone” – this is a paradox that we embrace as Lutherans.

Our Mission

We are saved by Grace through Faith and are called by the Holy Spirit to Make Christ Known. In joyful response, we strive to:

Love God
Love others as God loves them
Live as disciples
Grow Spiritually
Share the good news

We are affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA)

Gloria Dei is a Stephen Ministry Congregation. For more info, please see Stephen Ministries or contact Walda Helvie