Meet Pastor Adam Teferi

I am Pastor Adam Teferi, blessed by the Lord with a large family. My wife and I have been entrusted with eight children, for which we are grateful to the good and gracious Lord. Each day, we begin with family prayer and scripture reading before starting our daily routine. Our children are homeschooled, and after completing their work, they read a chapter of the Bible and take notes, following a daily routine of studying the books of the Bible. In the evening, we come together for worship, prayer, and scripture study, discussing the chapter they studied during the day.

On Fridays, we set aside additional time to seek the Lord through prayer and fasting, with a focus on our church and missionaries worldwide. This practice is a vital part of our weekly routine, inspired by the scripture that guides us to train our children in the right way, believing that they will continue on that path as they grow (Prov 22:6). We aim to set a positive example in God's eyes, encouraging our children to engage with the Bible by offering incentives. Understanding the Scriptures is crucial for leading a

righteous life (Psalms 119:9).

Before becoming the Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church by God's grace, I served at two different churches, with my most recent position at the Oromo Lutheran Church in Boston. Prior to that, I served under different denominations before joining the Lutheran

Church Missouri Synod. In my journey, I studied the history of the Reformation, Lutheran confession, and Christian doctrine to meet the requirements for ministers who graduated from seminaries other than the LCMS Seminary. I learned that many reformers rejected Catholic Church traditions, while Luther and others argued to preserve biblical traditions rooted in scripture. The Apostles Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed are crucial for our Christian identity and unity with believers

worldwide and throughout history. Baptizing children is both Apostolic and biblical, as affirmed by Church fathers like Augustine. As Martin Luther said Scripture alone, to show us the Christ alone enough for our salvation, grace alone and faith alone and the Lord does all this for his glory.

Being Lutheran means being grounded in the Bible and the teachings of the Apostles. At Trinity, we strive to live out our faith by practicing what we preach through Christ our Lord. Despite our diverse backgrounds, we are united in our commitment to following God's calling, growing in faith, embodying Christ's love, and fulfilling the ministry entrusted to us by the Lord as a Church, spreading the Gospel to all people.