Statement of Faith

What We Believe

We Believe in the One True God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
We believe there is one true God who exists eternally in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
God the Father is all-powerful, all-knowing, everywhere present, and unchangeable; He is infinitely perfect in love, truth, righteousness, justice, goodness, grace, and mercy. God demonstrated His love for us by creating the world and sending His Son to save us. (Genesis 1:1, Luke 15:20–24, John 3:16).

God the Son, Jesus Christ, is both fully God and fully human. Jesus was God incarnate, meaning God in the flesh. He came to earth to save us and show the way to the Father. He lived a perfect life, died for our sins on the cross, was raised to life on the third day, and now sits at the right hand of the Father in heaven. It was Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection that made it possible for us to be right with God. We believe that Jesus will one day return to judge the living and the dead, destroy sin, death, and evil once and for all, and live forever with God’s people in a new heaven and a new earth (John 1:14; John 3:16, John 14:6, Romans 10:9, Matt. 16:27, Rev. 21).

God the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He was sent by Jesus to make people aware of their need for a Savior, and to guide, comfort, and empower believers for witnessing, growing in holiness, and living the Christian life. The Holy Spirit equips us for ministry through the giving of spiritual gifts, which enable us to effectively serve God and serve others. (John 14:16-17, 1 Corinthians 6:11, Acts 1:8, 1 Corinthians 12).

We Believe a Person is Saved by Grace Through Faith in Jesus Christ

We believe a person is saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ (Eph. 2:8-9). Before a person accepts Jesus as Lord and Savior, that person is living in spiritual darkness and is separated from God by their sin (John 8:12, John 3:36, Eph. 2:11-12). A person who is not in relationship with Jesus faces eternal separation from God.

A person is saved from that eternal separation from God when they put their faith in Jesus Christ (John 3:16). We cannot earn God’s grace; we accept it as a gift by believing Jesus came to save us from sin and death. Faith alone is the condition of salvation, but good works and righteous living should accompany such faith and furnish evidence of its existence. (Galatians 5:22-23, 1 John 4:7-8).

We Believe the Bible is God’s Word and Our Sourcebook for Life
We believe the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments, contains the story of God and His people— how God created us, how we fell into sin, and the lengths that God went through to save us. We believe the Bible is set apart from other books because it is inspired by God. In 2 Timothy 3:16 we read, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” Because the Bible is inspired, it is authoritative. It tells us how to live and how to please God, and what is true. Ultimately, the Bible is the primary and final authority for all Christian life in matters of faith and practice.

We seek to not only be hearers of God’s Word, but also doers. When we live by God’s Word, we not only show our love for God, but it also has the power to change us and grow us up into maturity in Christ (James 1:22, John 14:15, 1 Peter 2:2).

We Believe the Church is the Body of Christ
We believe that the church, composed of all who genuinely believe in and accept Jesus Christ as Savior, is united together into one body. Jesus is the Head of the church, the Body of Christ. God did not intend for us to be alone. We are made to be in relationship with God and with others. Together we worship, grow, serve, give, and witness to God’s love and work in our lives. (Romans 12:4-5, Acts 2:42-47).

The church worships God to express our love for Him, our thankfulness for all He has done for us, and to experience His grace. In worship, the church celebrates two sacraments, Baptism and Holy Communion, just as Jesus has commanded us. Baptism is a visible sign through water that we are united with God through Jesus Christ and the church. Holy Communion, or the Lord’s Supper, is a sacramental meal involving the sharing of bread and juice, symbolizing Jesus’ sacrifice of His body and blood for our sins. Through this holy meal we remember and receive God’s love, forgiveness and grace (Matthew 28:9, Ephesians 4:4–6, Luke 22:19-20).

We believe that Christ is continually at work in the world to build His church, and that believers can participate in that work by living like Christ in the world, serving others, and inviting people to follow Jesus (Matthew 28:19-20, 1 John 3:17-18).

We Believe Christians Should be Growing Toward a Jesus-Centered Life
We believe Christians are those who not only believe in Jesus as their Lord and Savior, but who also love, worship, imitate and obey Him. We seek to grow in our relationship with God and our love for others by moving from knowing Jesus to living a Jesus-centered life. We call this the Discipleship Pathway. We move along this pathway by reading Scripture, praying, worshiping, practicing other Spiritual disciplines, engaging in community groups with other believers, and by serving Jesus in our church and in the world. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we seek to join Jesus in His mission, to seek and to save the world and to advance His rule and reign on the earth (Luke 10:27, John 14:21, Matthew 28:19–20, Acts 2:42-47, Luke 19:10).
What is Global Methodism?

Farmington Community Church is part of the Global Methodist Church, which comes from the Methodist movement founded by John Wesley in England in the 1700s. Methodism began as a renewal movement which emphasized grace, sanctification, and a recognition of the presence of the Holy Spirit in the lives of Christians.
As a Global Methodist congregation, we affirm the beliefs and doctrines contained in the Doctrines and Discipline of the Global Methodist Church, which can be read in full here: https://globalmethodist.org/what-we-believe/. You can learn more about the Global Methodist denomination by visiting their website at: https://globalmethodist.org/

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Farmington NY 14425
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(585) 398-2626
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