What is the Evangelical Methodist Church?
With a firm conviction that the large gulf which separates true historic and conservative
Christianity from modernistic and liberal Christianity is an ever-widening chasm which can never
be healed; the Evangelical Methodist came into being as a conservative, evangelical church,
fundamental in belief, missionary in outlook, evangelistic in endeavor, cooperative in spirit,
congregational in government, and Wesleyan in doctrine.
What Do We Believe?
The Word of God - We accept and believe the Bible is inspired Word of God. We receive it, as
the revealed will and way of God for our daily life.
The Trinity - We believe in the Godhead, the Holy Trinity, in which there are three Persons of
one substance, power, and eternity - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
The Father - We believe in God the Father Almighty, revealed to mankind as an awesome God of
Grace, love, might, mercy, justice and holiness.
Jesus Christ - We believe in Jesus Christ, who is both God and man; His virgin birth, His sinless
life, His substitionary and redeeming death, and His physical resurrection.
The Holy Spirit - We believe in the Holy Spirit who ministers the Word of God, reveals Jesus to
Christians and empowers them to serve God.
Regeneration - We believe each person must acknowledge the Lordship of Jesus Christ and be
born again before he/she is a true Christian.
Sanctification - We believe in entire sanctification following regeneration, whereby the believer
is cleansed from the pollution of sin, saved from its power, and enabled through grace, to love
God with all his/her heart.
A Holy Life - We believe that every Christian is expected to live a holy life, one that is truly
Christian.
Sacraments - We believe in two sacraments, Baptism and Holy Communion. The mode of
baptism is left to the conscience of the individual.
Resurrection - We believe in the resurrection of all men to be judged and receive their due
rewards; eternal life for the redeemed and eternal punishment for the unbelievers.
Church - We believe in the local and universal church, which is the body of Christ on earth.
The Lords Return - We Believe in the blessed hope, the impending, literal return of Jesus Christ
to receive His church unto Himself.
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