What We Believe
The United Methodist Church is a global denomination that opens hearts, opens minds and opens doors through active engagement with our world. The mission of The United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
John Wesley and the early Methodists placed primary emphasis on Christian living, on putting faith and love into action. This emphasis on what Wesley referred to as "practical divinity" has continued to be a hallmark of United Methodism today.
John Wesley and the early Methodists placed primary emphasis on Christian living, on putting faith and love into action. This emphasis on what Wesley referred to as "practical divinity" has continued to be a hallmark of United Methodism today.
London First United Methodist Church affirms the Nicene Creed as our fundamental statement of belief
I believe in one God: the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth,
and of all things visible and invisible;
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God:
begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God,
begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, through whom all things were made;
who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven,
and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man,
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered and was buried, and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven,
and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead;
whose kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceedeth from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spake by the prophets.
And I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
And I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
and of all things visible and invisible;
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God:
begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God,
begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, through whom all things were made;
who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven,
and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man,
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered and was buried, and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven,
and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead;
whose kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceedeth from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spake by the prophets.
And I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
And I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.