God is the creator of all things, seen and unseen. God is called by many different names because of the different dimensions of His personality, but God is one. God is eternal and honestly good, knowing all things and holding all power and majesty. He is unconditionally loving, relentlessly merciful, and absolutely just. God exists as the Trinity. He is three persons, yet One: God the Father, Jesus the Christ, and the Holy Spirit. He seeks to love and to be loved by us in a living relationship.
Genesis 1:1-2:25 | Exodus 3:14 | Numbers 23:19 | Leviticus 11:44-45; 19:2 | Deuteronomy 6:4 | Psalm 11:4-6 | Malachi 3:6 | John 3:16; 4:24; 5:26; 14:1 | Acts 17:28 | Romans 3:3-4
God displayed himself in human form through His Son, Jesus the Christ. Jesus was born of the virgin, Mary, and lived a sinless life. Displaying His commitment to God and us, He died on the cross for our sins. Jesus was then buried, resurrected from the dead, and ascended into heaven. There, He intercedes and represents us before God the Father, as we await His return which will complete His work and establish the Kingdom of God fully in the new heavens and earth.
Isaiah 7:14 | Matthew 1:18-23; 3:17; 8:29; 14:33; 16:16; 28:5-6 | Luke 22:70; 24:46-47 | John 1:1, 14; 10:30; 11:25-27; 17:1-5 | Acts 1:9; 2:22-24; 7:55-56 | Romans 1:3-4; 3:23-26; 8:1-3; 10:4 | 1 Corinthians 8:6 | 2 Corinthians 5:19-21 | Gal 4:4-5 | Philippians 2:5-11 | Colossians 1:15; 2:9 | 1 Timothy 2:5-6; 3:16
The Holy Spirit is sent from God to live inside all who believe in Jesus Christ. Exemplifying community, the Holy Spirit gives each follower diverse gifts, fostering unity, interdependence, productivity, Christ-like character and love among Christians. The Holy Spirit also teaches, comforts and empowers us. The fruits of the Spirit are the by-product of a spirit-filled life and evidence of spiritual maturity. The gifts of the Spirit should be earnestly sought and used to serve others and glorify God.
Genesis 1:2 | Psalm 51:11; 139:7 | Isaiah 61:1-3 | Joel 2:28-32 | Mark 1:10 | Luke 1:3; 4:1; 11:13; 12:12 | John 15:26; 16:7-14 | Acts 1:8; 2:1-4; 13:2 | Romans 8:9-11, 14-16, 26-27 | 1 Corinthians 3:16 | Ephesians 1:13-14 | 2 Peter 1:21 | Revelation 22:17
We believe God speaks to us through the Holy Scriptures. The Bible is our source of divine inspiration and timeless wisdom. The Bible is our standard in all we say and do. We believe that God’s unchangeable Biblical message should be presented in a relevant way portraying an eternal hope to people through a living God. It’s our desire that this message is free of religious jargon and understandable to our community.
Deuteronomy 4:1-2 | Psalms 119:11, 89, 105 | Isaiah 40:8 | Matthew 22:29 | John 5:39; 16:13-15; 17:17 | Romans 15:4 | 2 Timothy 3:15-17 | Hebrews 1:1-2; 4:12 | 1 Peter 1:25 | 2 Peter 3:16
We affirm the Apostle's Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Chalcedon Definition, along with the Lausane Covenant.
We are a part of the Global Methodist Church, and as such, a full detail of our beliefs and practices can be found in the Global Methodist Church Book of Doctrines and Disciplines.