Asbury is a congregation of the Global Methodist Church. Our beliefs are rooted in scripture and informed by the doctrine and traditions of the church. We affirm the scriptures of the Old and New Testament as authoritative, inspired by God, and containing all that is necesary for salvation.
View the recently adopted Preliminary Articles of Faith.
We believe in the one, triune God who exists eternally as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We affirm that in his death on the cross Jesus has defeated the power of sin, freed us from slavery to sin and death, and paid the penalty for our sins. In His resurrection, he has defeated death and shown us a foretaste of our own future, resurrected with Him to live forever in the New Creation. We look forward to the day of His return, when He shall raise the dead and sit in judgment, inviting the righteous to eternal life in His New Creation.
We affirm the Nicene Creed as foundational for Christian belief and doctine, and we affirm the Articles of Religion as our definitive doctrinal statement. The Nicene Creed is included below. To read the Articles of Religion and for more information about our doctrinal heritage, please refer to the relevant section ("Doctrinal Foundations") found in the Book of Doctrines and Discipline, linked at the bottom of the this page. You may also wish to read our Global Methodist Catechism, which is likewise linked at the bottom of this page.
Nicene Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
