October 2024
Greetings Church!
When I was first appointed, I shared with you, who I am and what I believe. I thought I would revisit it and present a few of the United Methodist beliefs as I understand and practice them: My passion is centered in worship of the Holy Trinity, the One true God, and more precisely the proclamation of the Good News! Through our words and deeds, we declare our beliefs; I believe in the unending love of God. I believe in and have experienced the transformative power of the Holy Spirit, and I am grateful to be a servant of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. I believe that by the grace of God thru faith in Jesus Christ, we are saved and will have life forever after with him. As United Methodist we believe …
We believe Jesus rose from the dead and ascended into heaven, and will return to judge the living and the dead. Jesus is the Christ!
We believe in the “Triune God – the Trinty” – Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, we believe that every person is a beloved child of God.
We believe that the Bible, “contains all things necessary.” – That the Bible reveals Godself to us. In other words, the bible can and will provide all things necessary for salvation.
We follow the “Wesleyan theology of grace”, which is founded in Scripture, and based in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, and the continued movement of the Holy Spirit.
Community of believers
“The believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the community, to their shared meals, and to their prayers. A sense of awe came over everyone. God performed many wonders
and signs through the apostles.”
~Acts 2:42-43 Common English Bible“
The believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the community, to their shared meals, and to their prayers. A sense of awe came over everyone. God performed many wonders and signs through the apostles.”
~Acts 2:42-43 Common English Bible
We believe that the “Church” is a faith community, called to be instruments of God’s presence and
the coming reign in Jesus Christ!
The mission of the United Methodist Church is to make Disciples for the transformation of the
world!
We believe in the final triumph of God’s reign of compassion, justice, generosity and peace. “We embrace
a Church where we experience our triune God in personal and community relationships, transforming our
own lives, the lives around us, and the entire world.” – Rev. Fred Steinberg
“You are saved by God’s grace because of your faith. This salvation is God’s gift. It’s not something you
possessed. It’s not something you did that you can be proud of. 10 Instead, we are God’s accomplishment,
created in Christ Jesus to do good things. God planned for these good things to be the way that we live our
lives.”
~Ephesians 2:8-10 CEB
Blessings …
Pastor Scott
Note – inspiration is from a foreword written by Bishop Kenneth Carder.