What We Believe
Our mission at Wesley United Methodist Church is to be the Light of Christ. We want to be the church of choice in our community for those who seek to love and serve God with all their heart, soul, and mind, and love and serve their neighbors as themselves.
All are welcome at Wesley. If you have questions about the beliefs we hold and how we put them into practice in the world, please contact us and a pastor will be in touch with you.
What the United Methodist Church Believes
We are a United Methodist Church. With other UMC congregations across the globe:
We believe in God who created us as beloved children, who sustains us, who loves us, and who redeems us.
We believe in Jesus Christ as God’s love made flesh in the world. We strive to be his disciples in the world and to follow his teachings of love, justice, and mercy.
We believe in the Holy Spirit who empowers us for ministry in the world. As God in our midst, the Spirit challenges, comforts, transforms, and renews us.
We believe that the Church is an extension of Christ’s life and ministry in the world today. Our church works to share the love of Christ with our community and our world.
We believe that the writers of the Bible were inspired by God. We hold that the Holy Spirit works today in our thoughtful study of the Scriptures, especially as we study them together, seeking to relate the old words to life’s present realities.
We affirm all persons as equally valuable in the sight of God. We therefore work toward societies in which each person’s value is recognized, maintained, and strengthened. We deplore acts of hate or violence against groups or persons based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, disability, status, economic condition, sexual orientation, or religious affiliation. We respect the inherent dignity of all persons.
We affirm the natural world as God’s handiwork and dedicate ourselves to its preservation, enhancement, and faithful use by humankind.
We believe that God is Love. Every person is created in the image of God, breathed into by the Spirit of God, and claimed by the love of God.
Everyone is welcome here.
For more information about the United Methodist Church, visit UMC.org.
Human Sexuality and the Bible
Across the United States, some congregations are choosing to leave the United Methodist Church over the issue of inclusiveness. We, however, are clear in our beliefs. We love, welcome, and affirm all of our LGBTQ members and neighbors.