Doctrine

Christianity is the revelation of God in Jesus Christ and is the religion set forth in the Scriptures. Jesus Christ is foretold in the Old Testament, presented in the New Testament, and proclaimed by the Christian Church in every age and in every land.

Founded in the interest of offering a church home to all who confess and believe, the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches moves in the mainstream of Christianity.

Our faith is based upon the principles outlined in the historic creeds: Apostles' and Nicene Creeds. 

We believe:

1. In one triune God, omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient, of one substance and of three persons: God - our Parent-Creator; Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, God in Flesh, human; and the Holy Spirit - God as our Sustainer.

2. That the Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God, showing forth God to every person through the law and the prophets, and finally and completely and ultimately on earth in the being of Jesus Christ.

3. That Jesus...the Christ...historically recorded as living some 2,000 years before this writing, is God incarnate, of human birth, fully God and fully human, and that by being one with God, Jesus has demonstrated once and forever that all people are likewise children of God, being spiritually made in God's image.

4. That the Holy Spirit is God making known God's love and interest to all people. The Holy Spirit is God, available to and working through all who are willing to place their welfare in God's keeping.

5. Every person is justified by grace to God through faith in Jesus Christ.

6. We are saved from loneliness, despair, and degradation through God's gift of grace, as was declared by our Savior. Such grace is not earned, but is a pure gift from a God of pure love. We further commend the community of the faithful to a life of prayer, to seek genuine forgiveness for unkind, thoughtless, and unloving acts, and to a committed life of Christian service.

7. The Church serves to bring all people to God through Christ. To this end, it shall arrange for regular services of worship, prayer, interpretation of the Scriptures, and edification through the teaching and preaching of the Word.

Sacraments

This Church embraces two holy sacraments:

1. BAPTISM by water and the Spirit, as recorded in the Scriptures, shall be a sign of the dedication of each life to God and God's service. through the words and acts of this sacrament, the recipient is identified as God's own child.

2. HOLY COMMUNION is the partaking of blessed bread and fruit of the vine in accordance with the words of Jesus, our Sovereign: This is my body...this is my blood. (Matthew 26:26-28). All who believe, confess and repent and seek God's love through Christ, after examining their consciences, may freely participate in the communal meal, signifying their desire to be received into community with Jesus Christ, to be saved by Jesus Christ's sacrifice, to participate in Jesus Christ's resurrection, and to commit their lives anew to the service of Jesus Christ.

Rites

The Rites of the Church as performed by its authorized ministers shall consist of the following:

1. RITE OF ORDINATION - the setting apart of duly qualified persons for the professional ministry of the Church

2. RITE OF ATTAINING MEMBERSHIP IN THE CHURCH - after completion of instruction, baptized Christians may become members in good standing of the Church

3. RITE OF HOLY UNION AND THE RITE OF HOLY MATRIMONY - the spiritual joining of two people

4. RITE OF FUNERAL OR MEMORIAL SERVICE

5. RITE OF LAYING ON OF HANDS OR PRAYER - for the healing of the sick in mind, body, or spirit

6. RITE OF BLESSING - for persons, things, and relationships which includes the dedication of buildings to the glory of God

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