Hope Mennonite Church
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Inherited from denomination
What Mennonite Church USA teaches
Positions bound by the denomination's confessional standards. This is what the tradition teaches; whether this specific congregation publicly holds each is a separate question — see Statements below.
Affirms
- Believer's BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions; Pentecostal fundamentals; Anabaptist tradition
- Marriage as one man and one womanSTRONGGenesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4–6; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Pacifism vs. just-warSTRONGAnabaptist pacifism — Schleitheim Confession Art. VI; Dordrecht Art. XIV.
- Permissibility of divorce and remarriagestandardMatthew 19:9 (adultery ground); 1 Corinthians 7:15 (abandonment ground). Practice varies.
- Women in pastoral / ordained officestandardVarious denominational actions (TEC 1976, ELCA 1970s, PC(USA) 1956, AG 1935, CofE 1994 priests / 2014 bishops, etc.)
Denies
- Apostolic SuccessionstandardCongregational and presbyterian polity reject the necessity of tactile episcopal succession.
- Assumption of MarystandardUniversal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
- Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsSTRONGRomans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Immaculate ConceptionSTRONGUniversal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
- Infant BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions (New Hampshire; BFM 2000 VII); Anabaptist / Schleitheim; Pentecostal fundamentals
- Perpetual Virginity of MarystandardNatural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
- Real PresencestandardMemorialist / Zwinglian view; typical Baptist and Free Church position
- TransubstantiationSTRONGOrthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
In their own words
Statements
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About Hope Mennonite Church - Hope Mennonite Church Toggle navigation Who We Are Our Church Worship Discipleship Service What is a Mennonite? Witness & Outreach Contact Give Resources Calendar Bulletins Newsletters Sermon Transcripts Use of Church facilities Call Directions About Hope Mennonite Church Hope Mennonite Church is an energetic congregation of 100 people, ranging from newborns to 80-year-olds. We seek to live as disciples of Jesus Christ with compassion rooted in faith, pursuing God’s vision for a more just and peaceful world. What Do We Believe? Mission Statement As an AnabaptSource ↗
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