Our Beliefs

St. Mark United Methodist Church holds strong beliefs with regard to faith in God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. We profess the Christian faith as contained in both the Old and New Testaments of Holy Scripture. The following questions and answers are a statement of faith we believe:

Do you believe in God the Father?

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

Do you believe in Jesus Christ?

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,

[who was conceived by 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.]

Do you believe in the Holy Spirit?

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.]

*catholic means universal

United Methodist Hymnal, The United Methodist Publishing House, Nashville, TN.