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Sundays 10:00 AM (Worship with Holy Communion and Sunday School), Sunday 11:00 AM (Coffee, refreshments, and fellowship) · Clifton, NJ
Plan Your Visit →First Lutheran Church of Clifton is an ELCA congregation founded in 1893 that welcomes all people with Christ's grace, offering traditional Lutheran worship with contemporary elements and a commitment to serving their community and world.
Our Faith
We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God and the only authoritative source and norm for Christian doctrine and life. All church tradition must be tested by Scripture.
We believe salvation is entirely by God's grace, not by human merit or effort. God's undeserved love in Jesus Christ is the source and ground of our rescue.
We believe a person is declared righteous before God (justified) through faith alone — trusting in Christ's righteousness imputed to us — not by works of the law.
We believe Baptism and the Lord's Supper are means of grace through which God truly gives and strengthens faith. In Holy Communion, Christ's body and blood are truly present with the bread and wine.
We follow Luther's theology of the cross — God is known not in human glory or power, but in suffering and the cross of Christ. We are called to carry our cross and follow Jesus.
Join Us
10:00 AM (Worship with Holy Communion and Sunday School), Sunday 11:00 AM (Coffee, refreshments, and fellowship)
Visiting Our Parish
Free parking in the church lot and along the street. Accessible spaces near the entrance.
Sunday School before or after service for children ages 4–14. Nursery available during worship.
Introduce yourself to the pastor after the service. A visitor card is available in the pew.
Fully wheelchair-accessible. Hearing loop available. Large-print service folders on request.
Coffee and refreshments in the fellowship hall following the service.
Our People
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Parish Life
Held Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. alongside worship with Holy Communion.
The congregational choir that sings anthems and supports congregational singing…
1337 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton, NJ, 07013, Clifton, New Jersey, 07013