 It's
been said of our church that we are friendly - we believe
this is true. But the reason behind the friendliness is of
far more importance than the fact that one feels good about
their visit when they leave the church for home and beyond
on a Sunday morning. We believe that behind this friendliness
is our love for God and the love for neighbor that naturally
follows. It informs all that we are and all that we do! We
are followers of Jesus the Christ!
What
do we believe? The historic
creeds, the Articles
of Religion of The Methodist Church and the Confessions
of Faith of The Evangelical United Brethren Churchare the
clearest statements of our core beliefs and the foundation
of our doctrine. We believe humanity to have fallen out of
love with God and lived our lives on our own terms - outside
of a relationship with God. We believe that Christ's atoning
death on a cross is that act of grace that restored that relationship
and makes it possible. Only through Jesus Christ can we be
restored and assured of abundant life now and eternal life
later. We believe that this gift, and the realization of it,
brings about a transformation that leads to actions of service
and devotion that we as Methodists call acts of mercy and
acts of piety, respectively. (Wesley called these the means
of grace). The faith of the Christian cannot remain merely
as a statement. It must be a relationship lived out as a disciple
of Jesus Christ - Jesus present in the world here and now.
That's why we are here!
We
sincerely hope that if you live in the vicinity of Hennepin
that you will come and discover for yourself what others have
discovered over the nearly 175 years we have been here in
this community. We are a people of open hearts, open minds,
and open doors!
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