September 3, 2010
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Mission Statement/Beliefs

Mission Statement

At The First United Methodist Church, our mission is to “Know Christ, Grow in Faith, Serve Others.”  We accomplish this mission by offering a wide variety of ways for our congregation to live out their Christian faith.  Whether it’s joining a Sunday morning Bible study, attending one of our worship services, or serving in the food pantry, there are many opportunities at First UMC to “Know Christ, Grow in Faith, Serve Others.”

  

What We Believe
 

The following list some of the core beliefs of our congregation at the First United Methodist Church: 

 

Trinity

We describe God in three persons. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are commonly used to refer to the threefold nature of God. Sometimes we use other terms, such as Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer.
 

God

  • We believe in one God, who created the world and all that is in it.

  • We believe that God is sovereign; that is, God is the ruler of the universe.

  • We believe that God is loving. We can experience God’s love and grace.

Jesus

  • We believe that Jesus was human. He lived as a man and died when he was crucified.

  • We believe that Jesus is divine. He is the Son of God.

  • We believe that God raised Jesus from the dead and that the risen Christ lives today. (Christ and messiah mean the same thing—God’s anointed.)

  • We believe that Jesus is our Savior. In Christ we receive abundant life and forgiveness of sins.

  • We believe that Jesus is our Lord and that we are called to pattern our lives after his.

The Holy Spirit

  • We believe that the Holy Spirit is God with us.

  • We believe that the Holy Spirit comforts us when we are in need and convicts us when we stray from God.

  • We believe that the Holy Spirit awakens us to God’s will and empowers us to live obediently.

adapted from www.umc.org.