BELIEFS

United Methodists share a common heritage with all Christians. 


WE BELIEVE:

GOD

God, who is one, is revealed in three distinct persons.


JESUS

We believe in the mystery of salvation through Jesus Christ. God became human in Jesus whose life, death and resurrection demonstrate God's redeeming love.


HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit is God's present activity in our midst. When we sense God's leading, God's challenge, or God's support or comfort, it's the Holy Spirit at work.


HUMAN BEINGS

Genesis 1:27 asserts that we’ve been made in the image of the Creator. Like God we have the capacity to love and care, to communicate, and to create.


THE BIBLE

We believe that the Bible is the primary authority for our faith and practice. We interpret the Scriptures together in community through the lenses of Scripture itself, tradition, reason, and experience.


THE CHURCH

The church is the body of Christ, an extension of Christ's life and ministry in the world today.


GOD'S REIGN

The kingdom or reign of God is both a present reality and future hope and experienced by living the stories and teachings of Jesus.


GRACE

We understand grace as a gift from God – the undeserved, unmerited, and loving action of God in human existence. God’s grace is at work throughout our spiritual journeys – it prepares us, redeems us, and continually shapes us into the people we are created to be.


SACRAMENTS

We recognize two sacraments, baptism and communion. Baptism marks the beginning of our lifelong journey as disciples of Jesus Christ. Communion nourishes and sustains us on the journey.


For more specific United Methodist beliefs explore: https://www.umc.org/en/who-we-are/what-we-believe

WHO are United Methodists?


The United Methodist Church is a worldwide denomination committed to both personal and social transformation.  The foundation for both types of transformation is love - God's love for us and our love for God and for people


United Methodists are distinct in their emphasis on Christian living. We are noted for putting love into action. 


While the church is governed by a Book of Discipline and guided by Social Principles, many United Methodists do not agree on some of the most pressing social issues of the day. This diversity of thought is often one of the church’s greatest strengths.


To help explore these differences in theology and ways of thinking about God, United Methodists look first to the Bible, then to illumination by tradition, enlivening by experience, and confirmation by reason. 

We also follow three general rules: do no harm by avoiding evil; do good of every possible sort; obey God by seeking wisdom and justice, and correcting oppression. 


"Though we cannot think alike, may we not love alike?" 

John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement