What We Believe

Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors.

As members of the United Methodist Church, we share beliefs with other Christian groups, including faith in God: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Traditionally, we have emphasized the following:

• God will comfort, guide, and forgive every person, no matter who they are or what they've done.
• Serving others and Christian faith go hand in hand.
• We find peace with God and spiritual fulfillment both in solitary moments of reflection and in a community of faith.
• Our Church is made up of a people who share faith in Jesus Christ.
• We seek to make our private and our public actions congruent in our faith.
• We are a global movement of churches that's making a difference in the world.

In practice, we are similar to other Protestant denominations, affirming our beliefs through the sacred symbols of baptism and communion.

To read a brief statement of our beliefs on specific topics, please see the Our Beliefs page.