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What We Believe

 

United Methodists share with other Christians:

  • The belief in the triune God—Father, Son
    and Holy Spirit.
  • A faith in the mystery of salvation in
    and through Jesus Christ.
  • The belief that God’s redemptive love is realized in human life by the activity of the Holy Spirit, both in personal experience and in the community of believers.
  • The recognition that the reign of God
    as both a present and future reality.
  • The recognition of the authority of Scripture
    in matters of faith and practice.
  • The celebration of the Sacraments
    of Baptism and Holy Communion.


Our Distinctive United Methodist Heritage and Beliefs

As United Methodists…

  • Grace is central to our understanding of Christian faith and life. John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, described God’s grace as threefold: prevenient grace, justifying grace and sanctifying grace.
  • We understand the Christian life as one in which faith and love are put into action.
  • United Methodists insist that faith and good works belong together.
  • Because of what God has done for us, we offer our lives back to God through a life of service.
  • United Methodists maintain a balanced view in their ways of thinking through Christian doctrine and is often referred to as the “Wesleyan Quadrilateral.” United Methodists believe that the living core of the Christian faith is revealed in scripture, illumined by tradition, enlivened by experience and confirmed by reason.

Click this link to visit the official United Methodist website.

 

 


Worship To experience and serve God.

Fellowship To uplift the community, offering support at all times

Growth To win and nurture souls for God’s Kingdom.

 

 





First United Methodist Church
1298 Seventh Avenue
Marion, Iowa 52302
(319) 377-4856

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