We Believe...
We Believe In one God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We Believe In Jesus Christ, that He died for our sins, rose again, and is coming to take us to Heaven one day.
We Believe In the Holy Spirit, and that He works the will of God in our lives.
We Believe That the Bible is the Word of God.
We Believe That Jesus Christ died on a cross, and that by trusting in His death, we can be changed.
We Believe That God has given us a choice in living a life of sin or trusting in Jesus.
We Believe That each person must turn away from his or her sins and trust Christ to change their life.
We Believe That when we turn and trust in Christ, the old record of sin is wiped clean, we are reborn in Christ, and we become part of the family of God.
We Believe That after being reborn in Christ, we need the fullness of God's Spirit in our hearts. When we make a complete commitment to Him, He cleanses our Spirit with His blood, and gives us the power to live victoriously.
We Believe That the church is a community that confesses Jesus Christ as Lord. It is the covenant people of God, made new in Christ, and called together by the Holy Spirit through the Word.
We Believe That everyone will face the judgement of God with its rewards and punishments.
We Believe In Baptism, and urge people to be baptized as Christians.
We Believe In the Lord's Supper.
We Believe That God can heal. We pray for healing. We also believe that God can work through medical science.
We Believe In Jesus Christ, that He died for our sins, rose again, and is coming to take us to Heaven one day.
We Believe In the Holy Spirit, and that He works the will of God in our lives.
We Believe That the Bible is the Word of God.
We Believe That Jesus Christ died on a cross, and that by trusting in His death, we can be changed.
We Believe That God has given us a choice in living a life of sin or trusting in Jesus.
We Believe That each person must turn away from his or her sins and trust Christ to change their life.
We Believe That when we turn and trust in Christ, the old record of sin is wiped clean, we are reborn in Christ, and we become part of the family of God.
We Believe That after being reborn in Christ, we need the fullness of God's Spirit in our hearts. When we make a complete commitment to Him, He cleanses our Spirit with His blood, and gives us the power to live victoriously.
We Believe That the church is a community that confesses Jesus Christ as Lord. It is the covenant people of God, made new in Christ, and called together by the Holy Spirit through the Word.
We Believe That everyone will face the judgement of God with its rewards and punishments.
We Believe In Baptism, and urge people to be baptized as Christians.
We Believe In the Lord's Supper.
We Believe That God can heal. We pray for healing. We also believe that God can work through medical science.
The Nazarene Church's Mission Statement
“The mission of the Church of the Nazarene is to make Christlike disciples in the nations.
“The primary objective of the Church of the Nazarene is to advance God’s kingdom by the preservation and propagation of Christian holiness as set forth in the Scriptures.
“The critical objectives of the Church of the Nazarene are ‘holy Christian fellowship, the conversion of sinners, the entire sanctification of believers, their upbringing in holiness, and the simplicity and spiritual power manifest in the primitive New Testament Church, together with the preaching of the gospel to every creature.’
"The Church of the Nazarene exists to serve as an instrument for advancing the kingdom of God through the preaching and teaching of the gospel throughout the world. Our well-defined commission is to preserve and propagate Christian holiness as set forth in the Scriptures, through the con- version of sinners, the reclamation of backsliders, and the entire sanctification of believers.
"Our objective is a spiritual one, namely, to evangelize as a response to the Great Commission of our Lord to 'go and make disciples of all nations' (Matthew 28:19; cf. John 20:21; Mark 16:15). We believe that this aim can be realized through agreed-upon policies and procedures, including doctrinal tenets of faith and time-tested standards of morality and lifestyle."
“The primary objective of the Church of the Nazarene is to advance God’s kingdom by the preservation and propagation of Christian holiness as set forth in the Scriptures.
“The critical objectives of the Church of the Nazarene are ‘holy Christian fellowship, the conversion of sinners, the entire sanctification of believers, their upbringing in holiness, and the simplicity and spiritual power manifest in the primitive New Testament Church, together with the preaching of the gospel to every creature.’
"The Church of the Nazarene exists to serve as an instrument for advancing the kingdom of God through the preaching and teaching of the gospel throughout the world. Our well-defined commission is to preserve and propagate Christian holiness as set forth in the Scriptures, through the con- version of sinners, the reclamation of backsliders, and the entire sanctification of believers.
"Our objective is a spiritual one, namely, to evangelize as a response to the Great Commission of our Lord to 'go and make disciples of all nations' (Matthew 28:19; cf. John 20:21; Mark 16:15). We believe that this aim can be realized through agreed-upon policies and procedures, including doctrinal tenets of faith and time-tested standards of morality and lifestyle."
The Core Values and Beliefs Of The Nazarene Church
We are a Christian People
As members of the Church Universal, we join with all true believers in proclaiming the Lordship of Jesus Christ and in embracing the historic Trinitarian creedal statements of Christian faith. We value our Wesleyan-Holiness heritage and believe it to be a way of understanding the faith that is true to Scripture, reason, tradition, and experience.
We are a Holiness People
God, who is holy, calls us to a life of holiness. We believe that the Holy Spirit seeks to do in us a second work of grace, called by various terms including "entire sanctification" and "baptism with the Holy Spirit"-cleansing us from all sin, renewing us in the image of God, empowering us to love God with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength, and our neighbors as ourselves, and producing in us the character of Christ. Holiness in the life of believers is most clearly understood as Christlikeness.
We are a Missional People
We are a sent people, responding to the call of Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit to go into all the world, witnessing to the Lordship of Christ and participating with God in the building of the Church and the extension of His kingdom (Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Corinthians 6:1). Our mission (a) begins in worship, (b) ministers to the world in evangelism and compassion, (c) encourages believers toward Christian maturity through discipleship, and (d) prepares women and men for Christian service through Christian higher education.
As members of the Church Universal, we join with all true believers in proclaiming the Lordship of Jesus Christ and in embracing the historic Trinitarian creedal statements of Christian faith. We value our Wesleyan-Holiness heritage and believe it to be a way of understanding the faith that is true to Scripture, reason, tradition, and experience.
We are a Holiness People
God, who is holy, calls us to a life of holiness. We believe that the Holy Spirit seeks to do in us a second work of grace, called by various terms including "entire sanctification" and "baptism with the Holy Spirit"-cleansing us from all sin, renewing us in the image of God, empowering us to love God with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength, and our neighbors as ourselves, and producing in us the character of Christ. Holiness in the life of believers is most clearly understood as Christlikeness.
We are a Missional People
We are a sent people, responding to the call of Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit to go into all the world, witnessing to the Lordship of Christ and participating with God in the building of the Church and the extension of His kingdom (Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Corinthians 6:1). Our mission (a) begins in worship, (b) ministers to the world in evangelism and compassion, (c) encourages believers toward Christian maturity through discipleship, and (d) prepares women and men for Christian service through Christian higher education.
