Our Beliefs
Our Mission Statement
The mission of the Free Methodist Church is to make known to
all people everywhere God's call to wholeness through forgiveness and
holiness in Jesus Christ, and to invite into membership and to equip
for ministry all who respond in faith.
Our Purpose
To know God and to glorify Him by making Him known.
Our Community Culture
- We are a connectional church. We are strengthened most by
our
relationships based on truthfulness and grace.
- We believe our mission drives everything we do.
- We strive to make the message of the gospel relevant to our
culture by
remaining faithful to God while showing love and sensitivity to the
world.
- We accept all who come to us, seeing the most desperate
sinner with the
potential to become a whole and devoted follower of Jesus.
- We see smaller groups and cells within the larger Body of
Christ as the
best environment for the birth, mentoring, encouragement, and care of
new believers.
- We view our local churches as mission outposts. Our pastors
are
appointed not just to a local congregation and building, but to the
evangelization of whole communities, towns, cities.
- We see ourselves as an apostolic movement. We are a "sent"
people,
charged with the task of reaching new territories and new populations
of people with the gospel.
- We are Wesleyan in our doctrine and in our practice. We
value the
guidance of the scriptures and the consensus of the Church throughout
her history.
- We are to be a holy people. Our conduct and our teaching
are to reflect
the holiness and love of God. We seek nothing less than the healing of
mind, body, and soul of all who come under our care.
Our Core Values
As people of Wesleyan/Arminian persuasion, focused on living holy lives
to the glory of God, we will:
"love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength, and
love others as much as we love ourselves." (Mark 12:30)
"go to the people of all nations and make them disciples of Jesus."
(Matthew 28:19)
*excerpt from the Core
Values of the Free Methodist Church