Pastor Scott McKinney, the first pastor at Feast describes the reasons why Feast of Victory was chosen for our name. The following is verbatim from the first newsletter written in January 1979.

The phrase “Feast of Victory” is very familiar to any Lutheran whose congregation use the Lutheran Book of Worship as do we. Each time we use the liturgy from our green hymnal we sing The Hymn of Praise during our worship service. The verses read as follows:

“This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia.
Worthy is Christ, the Lamb who was slain,
Whose blood set us free to be people of God?
Power, riches and wisdom and strength,
And honor and blessing and glory are his.

This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia.
Sing with all the people of God
And join in the hymn of all creation;
Blessing and honor and glory and might
Be to God and the Lamb forever. "Amen.

This is the feast of victory for our God,
For the Lamb who was slain has begun his reign.
Alleluia. Alleluia.”

Pastor McKinney indicated that the “feast of victory” that Christians celebrate has many dimensions. They include the following:

THE HOLY COMMUNION.

“Each time a congregation gathers around the table of the Lord to receive His body and blood with the elements of bread and wine, it celebrates the ultimate feast of victory of Christ over sin, death and the power of evil.”

SUNDAY WORSHIP

“Every service of worship on the first day of the week is a constant reminder of the resurrection victory of Jesus Christ”.

THE DESTINY OF THE CHURCH.

“The longing and hope of the church, the Body of Christ, is pictured by the .Scripture writers to be the great banquet table where Christ hosts those who have been his followers and disciples. “Thus, every celebration of Holy Communion is a ‘foretaste of the feast to come’”

“Thus the name of Feast of Victory Lutheran Church lifts up both the Scriptural images celebrating our Lord's life, death and resurrection, and the Lutheran worship liturgy. The name reflects our theology, our attitudes toward life and our "sitz im leben" (a German phrase meaning our "situation in life"). We are in the midst of a sin full world, living as sin full people, yet able to celebrate the "feast of victory" that announces our sainthood as celebrants of life eternal, thanks to the victory of our God”.1

Art and Bonnie Newhouse(current members of our congregation) indicated that our congregation from the very beginning celebrated Holy Communion each Sunday. This was not required by Synod but was the congregation’s option if they wanted to do so. Art replied “Given the celebration and strength that comes through Holy Communion we decided to do it every Sunday”. It has been that way even to this day. And of course our name remains the same and am sure that it will forever.