Institutional A.M.E. Zion Church
AI summary — doctrinal positions on this page are inferred by AI from this church's own public statements and may be inaccurate.
Inherited from denomination
What African Methodist Episcopal Church 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
- Infant BaptismSTRONGWestminster XXVIII; Book of Concord SC IV; Council of Trent Session VII; Wesleyan Articles Art. XVII
- Marriage as one man and one womanSTRONGGenesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4–6; historic universal Christian teaching.
- 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
- 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.
- Perpetual Virginity of MarystandardNatural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
- TransubstantiationSTRONGOrthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
Wrestles with
- Apostolic SuccessionstandardLutheran and Methodist bodies retain 'succession of doctrine' language without the tactile chain.
- Believer's BaptismstandardPaedobaptist bodies practice adult baptism on credible profession where infant baptism was omitted, but do not consider it normative.
- Pacifism vs. just-warweakDefault just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
- Real PresencestandardCalvin's spiritual presence (genuinely present but not physically) is neither strong affirm nor deny; Anglican/Methodist typically hold a receptionist view.
- TheotokosweakConfessionally valid title (Ephesus is a received council) but not used devotionally; retained in liturgy where liturgy is retained.
In their own words
Statements
statement_of_faith
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about_us
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Beliefs - Institutional A.M.E. Zion Church Institutional A.M.E. Zion Church Institutional A.M.E. Zion Church 42 Bishop William J. Walls Place Yonkers, NY 10701 (914) 965-0075 Rev. Julius Walls, Jr., Pastor Home Beliefs About Us Resources Contact Us Donate Events Go Back to A bout Us We are Methodists What Methodists Believe Methodists believe that God is the Creator who loves humankind and desires to be in relationship with us. Methodists believe that Jesus Christ , God’s son, became a man in the flesh (incarnate) and lived among us. Jesus the Christ showed us God’s character andSource ↗
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About Us - Institutional A.M.E. Zion Church Institutional A.M.E. Zion Church Institutional A.M.E. Zion Church 42 Bishop William J. Walls Place Yonkers, NY 10701 (914) 965-0075 Rev. Julius Walls, Jr., Pastor Home Beliefs About Us Resources Contact Us Donate Events We have strong leadership. Learn more about our leadership and ministries by clicking here. We have sound Biblical-based beliefs. Learn about our beliefs by clicking here. We have a rich history. Learn more about A.M.E. Zion Church history by clicking here. Did you know that Institutional was founded in 1860? Learn more about our hisSource ↗
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