What We Believe

A United Methodist is someone who joins in God’s mission by putting faith and love into action. We believe that God loves all people, and that we share in expressing that love. So the United Methodist tradition emphasizes God's grace and in serving others. We believe that Jesus Christ is the fullest expression of God's love--showing us the fullness of God's care through Jesus' teachings, death, and resurrection.

John Wesley started the Methodist movement in 18th-century England. His teachings on practical divinity (living out our faith) and appeals to reason and experience form important aspects of United Methodist practice today.

We believe in a “Big-Tent” church which means that we understand and honor the differences we have with one another. Despite those differences, we choose to love one another, grow together in our faith, and serve to make a better community.