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What We Believe:

(Excerpts from the United Methodist Book of Discipline,

2004)

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We believe in the one true, holy and living God. He is infinite

in power, wisdom, justice, goodness and love, and reveals

himself as the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, who comes from the Father and the

Son and is one in being with them. He comforts, sustains, and

empowers the faithful and guides them into all truth.

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We believe that the Holy Bible, Old and New Testaments, reveals

the Word of God.

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We believe the Christian Church is the community of all true believers

under Jesus Christ. We believe it is one, holy apostolic (based on

Jesus’ apostles’ teachings), and catholic (universal).

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We believe that the Sacrament of Baptism signifies entrance into the

household of faith and is a symbol of repentance and inner cleansing

from sin, a representation of the new birth in Jesus Christ. We believe in

baptism of children of believers. Children should then be nurtured and

led to a personal acceptance of Christ. You must be baptized to become

a full, professing member of the church. We recognize and accept baptisms

of other Christian denominations.

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We believe that the Sacrament of Holy Communion is a representation of our

redemption, a memorial of the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ, and a sign

of the love and union Christians have with Christ and with one another.

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Find out more about The United Methodist Church at www.umc.org.