What We Are About

Open hearts, open minds, open doors...

Our Purpose:  Helping people become followers of Jesus in 
this world in preparation for the next.

Our Mission:   We are a grace awakened fellowship
of believers, who are moving toward the obedience of 
faith, steadfastness of hope, and perfection in love, that
we might receive insight from above, to be the people
God intended us to be, bearing witness to the 
good news of Jesus, striving to make our community
a better place for all.

Our Method of Doing Theology:  In the United Methodist
Church we discern God's guidance and direction primarily 
through Scripture, but in interaction with tradition, 
reason and our own Christian experience.  In our church 
it is OK to ask tough questions. We would agree with
Catholic theologian Mark Ellis who said, "Good theology 
is asking the questions that need to be asked about the 
history we are creating." 

Our Style:   We are a non strict church in  
that we don't subscribe to long lists of do's and don'ts
that people have to follow to be United Methodist. We 
proclaim the truth from God's Word as we see it, but 
allow the Holy Spirit to guide and direct in personal 
application of the message.

We are a diverse church in that we come from various 
backgrounds.  In areas such as politics or theology
United Methodist Christians see things from different 
perspectives.  Our unity is found at the foot of cross, 
where we find grace and forgiveness. 

We are an ecumenical church in the sense that we strive 
to work with other Christians in the community for the 
common good.  Like other confessional denominations we 
affirm the essentials of the Chistian faith as outlined 
in statements of faith like the Apostles' or the 
Nicene Creed. With John Wesley the founder of the Methodist
movement in matterns of Christian doctrine we would say 
"on essentials unity, on non essentials charity."


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