Welcome To First Protestant Church of New Braunfels.
We at First Protestant have always and continue to believe, teach, and confess the Triune God of Holy Scripture!
Our faith is not one we have invented, but has been given to us, being handed down and communicated through Word and sacrament, enriching our lives with the infinite wisdom and grace of God.
In 2024, the First Protestant Church congregation unanimously voted to readopt the 1929 Evangelical Catechism as our doctrinal statement, along with 12 supplemental teachings that relate to contemporary issues. Please contact the church office if you would like to be emailed a pdf or purchase a book version of our doctrinal statement.
First Protestant Church Mission
Our vision is to be and become “the spiritual home at the heart of the city!”
Our mission is the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ who said, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…” (Matthew 28:18-19b). We will structure our church to make disciples.
First Protestant Church Values
Welcome — To include one another in the way Christ has included us.
Worship — To gather on the Lord’s Day for praise, fellowship, sacraments and Word.
Witness — To share in word and deed the love and truth of God.
Nurture — To weep with those who weep and rejoice with those who rejoice.
Equip — To train up all ages and stages for fuller love and service to God’s kingdom.
Send — To celebrate and honor ‘the comings and goings’ of this church family.
Our goal is to build up and not condemn; to h
elp others enjoy the forgiveness and love of God through Jesus Christ and the Spirit, rather than face life and eternity apart from God’s love.
As a church in the Evangelical & Reformed Tradition, First Protestant Church affirms:
- The Trinitarian nature of God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- That God has revealed Himself fully and decisively as attested in Holy Scripture. We believe the Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired and authoritative Word of God. The Scriptures are the sole authoritative guide of faith and life.
- God has appointed only one way to salvation – the Son of God, coming in human flesh, Jesus Christ, who is fully human and fully divine, who was incarnated, died, resurrected and ascended to heaven, sending His Holy Spirit upon those who confess Jesus as Lord.
- The sanctity of human life at every stage based on our creation in the image of God and our election by God for service in His kingdom.
- The Biblical guidelines for human sexuality: marriage as the union of one man and one woman, chastity outside of marriage, lifelong fidelity and holiness in marriage for the sake of the Kingdom.
- That the mission of the Church is to spread the good news of the Gospel of salvation in every word and deed. We are sent by Christ into all the world to bring every person into a life of faith, discipleship, and submission to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
Office Hours and Location: 172 W. Coll Street, New Braunfels
Monday –Thursday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, and Friday: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.
Closed daily from Noon – 1:00pm
Handicapped Access on Southside entrance of the church, on Coll street with ramp and automatic door, handicapped parking with access to both services at the turn in drive, past the sanctuary.
recent sermons
Rev. Dr. Andrew Keuer
What Wisdom Produces? (1)
Rev. Dr. Andrew Keuer
What Wisdom Produces? (2)