At McPherson First United Methodist Church, our beliefs shape how we live, love, and serve in our community. Whether you're exploring faith for the first time or have been on this journey for years, you're welcome to join us in asking questions and growing together. We believe every person is created in God's image with inherent dignity and worth, and each has unique gifts to share.
We believe in one God who creates, loves, and sustains all things. This God came among us in Jesus, showing us what divine love looks like in human form. Through his life, death, and resurrection, Jesus opens the way for all people to experience healing, wholeness, and renewed relationships. Today, God's Spirit remains active in our world, inspiring people to do good, building community, and helping us grow in love. Scripture is our primary guide for faith and life, best understood through careful study, reasoned reflection, and our shared experience in community.
Methodism began when John and Charles Wesley sought to combine deep faith with active service to others. We believe God's love (grace) meets us wherever we are, draws us toward good, offers forgiveness, and helps us grow in love and service. We approach questions of faith and life through four complementary lenses: Scripture as our primary source, tradition as the wisdom of those who came before, reason as the gift God gives us to understand, and experience as our lived encounters with God's love.
Our beliefs guide how we serve God and neighbor. We work to care for God's creation through environmental stewardship and sustainability. We build community by welcoming all people, supporting families of all kinds, and working for justice and reconciliation. We practice faithful stewardship by sharing resources generously and working for economic justice. In public life, we seek to respect diversity, protect human rights, and work for the common good. Whether you're sure about your faith, full of questions, or somewhere in between, we invite you to join us in putting faith into action through worship, service, study, and community.