LOVE LOUD • LIVE TRUTH • SERVE BOLD
CHRIST-CENTERED • PEOPLE-FOCUSED • HOLY SPIRIT- LED
Who We ARE
LOVE LOUD • LIVE TRUTH • SERVE BOLD
At EMC, our mission is simple but life-changing: To demonstrate the love of God through the Gospel, biblical teaching and service to all.
As part of the Global Methodist Church, we join God in bringing new life, reconciliation, and the presence of Christ to all people. Our mission is to help every person reflect the character of Christ in their everyday life.
We are a church that is Christ-centered, people-focused, and Holy Spirit-led—committed to living out our faith in real, practical ways.
What We BELIEVE
ABOUT GOD
God is the Creator, Sustainer, and Ruler of all that is. God is infinite in wisdom, power and love. God is all-powerful, righteous and just. God has eternally existed in three indivisible "persons;" the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God.
(Deuteronomy 6:4; John 1:1; John 1:14; Matt. 28:19)
ABOUT JESUS CHRIST
Jesus is the Christ - the promised Messiah and Deliverer, our Savior and the Savior of the world. We believe that the unmatched depth of God's love is revealed within the life and ministry of Jesus' preaching, teaching, and healing, and in his suffering, death and resurrection. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on the cross. He rose from the dead to demonstrate his power over sin and death. He ascended into heaven's glory and will return again someday to earth to consummate God's kingdom on earth. For now we believe the living Christ is with us through the Holy Spirit. Through faith in Christ we experience the joy of salvation.
(Matt. 1:22,23; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1-5, 14:10-30, Heb. 4:14,15; 1 Cor. 15:3,4; Rom. 1:3,4; Acts 1: 9-11; 1 Tim. 6:14-15, Titus 2:13)
ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe in the Holy Spirit as God present with us for guidance, comfort and strength. We affirm the Holy Spirit's presence in our lives as God's touch, God's personal activity in the church, among Christian friends, and with each of us individually. The Holy Spirit's work in our lives produces spiritual gifts and the "fruit of the Spirit" - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
(Gal. 5:22-23, 25; Rom. 8:26; 2 Cor. 3:17; John 16:7-13, 14:16-17; Acts. 1:8; 1 Cor. 2:12, 3:16; Eph. 1:13, 5:18)
ABOUT THE BIBLE
The Bible is God's word to us, our primary source of belief, and our primary authority for action. Human authors wrote the Bible as God inspired them. We believe God is at work in us today in our thoughtful reading, meditation and interpretation of Scripture, individually and with others. We interpret the ancient witness in light of both its original meaning and its message for us today.
(2 Timothy 1:13, 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20, 21; Psalm 119:105, 160, 12:6; Prov. 30:5)
WHAT WE VALUE
A CHURCH OF INTEGRITY
- Christ-centered and Bible-rooted
- Using our gifts to serve
- Practicing what we believe
- Honest, helpful, and united
A CHURCH OF SERVICE
- Compassionate
- Present
- Generous
- Ready to listen and help
A CHURCH OF FAITH
- Trusting Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
- Anchored in Christ’s life, death, resurrection, and promised return
- Committed to the authority of Scripture and faithful living