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About the United Methodist Church
Photo: Women worship during the United Methodist Consultation on Holistic Strategy for Africa at the church's mission in Dakar, Senegal. The church offers United Methodist Women in addition to teaching sewing, batik, embroidery and marketing skills for microeconomic development projects. A UMNS photo by Larry Hollon.
As United Methodists, we have an obligation to bear a faithful Christian witness to Jesus Christ, the living reality at the center of the Church’s life and witness. To fulfill this obligation, we reflect critically on our biblical and theological inheritance, striving to express faithfully the witness we make in our own time. BELIEFSWE INVITE YOU TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR RICH THEOLOGICAL HERITAGEPutting faith and love into action has continued to be a hallmark of The United Methodist Church More CHURCH AND SOCIETYTAKING AN ACTIVE STANCE IN SOCIETY IS NOTHING NEW FOR UNITED METHODISTSWe are a denomination involved with people's lives, with political and social struggles, combining personal and social piety More DISCIPLESHIPTHE CHRISTIAN LIFE IS OUR RESPONSE TO GOD'S LOVE AND GRACEThe Christian faith is grounded in the love and grace of God, experienced through Jesus Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit. More MISSION AND MINISTRYWE HAVE A MISSION TO MAKE DISCIPLESThe mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ. Local churches provide the most significant arena through which disciple-making occurs. More |
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