What We Believe

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer

Statement of Faith

God, who is one and the Creator of the universe, is revealed in three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  God became human in Jesus of Nazareth (who is both fully God and fully man).  The Holy Spirit is God's current presence in our midst.

Genesis 1:27 asserts that we've been made in the image of the Creator, and Romans 3:23 says that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”  Jesus’ death and resurrection demonstrate God's redeeming love by dying on our behalf, reconciling us to live in relationship with God as was intended before Adam and Eve first sinned.

The church is the body of Christ, an extension of Christ’s life and ministry in the world today.  We believe that the Bible is God’s Word and the primary authority for our faith and practice.  The kingdom or reign of God is both a present reality and future hope, as we look forward to His second coming.

As Methodists, we are distinctive from other denominations in that we believe in or emphasize: prevenient grace (God's working in our lives even before we put our faith in Him), individual free will, personal and corporate holiness, assurance of the believer, and a connected church.  Methodists also embrace two sacraments as outward signs of God's inward work of grace in our lives and a means whereby we receive the same: Holy Baptism and Holy Communion.

More detailed doctrines can be found below!

Doctrines

Our Heritage of Faith click to expand contents
The Wesleyan Way of Salvation click to expand contents
The Principles of Our Life Together click to expand contents
Holy Scripture click to expand contents
Foundational Documents click to expand contents
Constitutive Standards click to expand contents
Normative Wesleyan Standards click to expand contents
The General Rules of the United Societies click to expand contents
The Restrictive Rule click to expand contents

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