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Who are we?
The people of Manhattan United Methodist Church are a group of believers in Christ, a spiritual family, who encourage and support one another in learning about and serving God.
"We all share a faith in Jesus Christ, but the Church encourages us to think for ourselves, so we don't necessarily share the same opinions about every faith issue or social concern…"
— Source: The People of The United Methodist Church
What are our beliefs?
The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead. *
On the third day he rose again,
he ascended into heaven,
is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic ** Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
*or "He descended to hell."
**"universal"
— Source: The United Methodist Hymnal.
The vision of Manhattan United Methodist Church:
Our vision is to change lives by sharing God's love.
The mission of Manhattan United Methodist Church:
Our mission is to change lives by sharing God's love through Christian teaching, service, and worship.
What are our principles?
The Social Principles are an attempt to incorporate Christ's teachings, such as the Beatitudes, his example of ministry to those on the fringes of society, and his model of servant leadership to reflect on the contemporary world.
— Read the Social Principles
How do we put our faith into action?
We believe that every person has been given unique gifts from God, and that these gifts serve God's purposes. A few of the ways we put these gifts into action are through missions, music, social activism, teaching, and many other forms of service.
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"Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses."
I Corinthians 12:4-11, NRSV
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Where are we?
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We are United Methodists.
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