WHAT WE BELIEVE
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On this page you will find a list of beliefs that we share with the United Methodist Church.
THE TRINITY
God is one God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
SANTIFICATION
The grace of sanctification draws one toward the gift of having a heart “habitually filled with the love of God and neighbor” and as “having the mind of Christ and walking as he walked.”
THE BIBLE
The Bible is the inspired word of God comprised of many different books written by many different authors.
SACRAMENTS
The UMC recognizes two sacraments: Holy Baptism and Holy Communion.
FREE WILL
The UMC believes that people, while corrupted by sin, are free to make their own choices because of God’s divine grace enabling them and that people are truly accountable before God for their choices.
SALVATION
God’s redeeming love is active to save sinners through Jesus’ incarnate life and teachings, through his atoning death, his resurrection, through his atoning death, his resurrection, his sovereign presence through history, and his promised return.
SIN
While human beings were intended to bear the image of God, all humans are sinners for whom that image is distorted. Sin estranges people from God and corrupts human nature such that we cannot heal or save ourselves.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
The church opposes evils such as slavery, inhumane prison conditions, capital punishment, economic injustice, child labor, racism, and inequality.