John Wesley United Methodist 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 United Methodist 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
- Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsweakSame-sex marriage authorization implies moral affirmation.
- Infant BaptismstandardWestminster XXVIII; Book of Concord SC IV; Council of Trent Session VII; Wesleyan Articles Art. XVII
- Permissibility of divorce and remarriageweakMatthew 19:9 (adultery ground); 1 Corinthians 7:15 (abandonment ground). Practice varies.
- Women in pastoral / ordained officeweakVarious denominational actions (TEC 1976, ELCA 1970s, PC(USA) 1956, AG 1935, CofE 1994 priests / 2014 bishops, etc.)
Denies
- Assumption of MaryweakUniversal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
- Immaculate ConceptionstandardUniversal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
- Marriage as one man and one womanweakPC(USA) 2015; ELCA 2009; TEC 2015; UMC 2024. Same-sex marriage authorized in polity.
- Perpetual Virginity of MaryweakNatural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
- TransubstantiationstandardOrthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
Wrestles with
- Apostolic SuccessionweakLutheran and Methodist bodies retain 'succession of doctrine' language without the tactile chain.
- Believer's BaptismweakPaedobaptist 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 PresenceweakCalvin'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
about_us
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Calendar – John Wesley Skip to content John Wesley United Methodist Church Main Menu About Us Menu Toggle Calendar How Do I Join? Our Staff Job Openings Commitment Forms Contact Ministries Menu Toggle Children’s Ministry Missions Music Prayer UMW Worship Services Preschool Donate Donate Calendar Ready To Visit? John Wesley United Methodist Church, directed by prayer and the Holy Spirit, shall be a worshiping, caring group of believers who make and equip disciples for serving Jesus in the community and beyond. Learn More → Quick Links Music Preschool Missions UMW Prayer Children’s MSource ↗
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About Us – John Wesley Skip to content John Wesley United Methodist Church Main Menu About Us Menu Toggle Calendar How Do I Join? Our Staff Job Openings Commitment Forms Contact Ministries Menu Toggle Children’s Ministry Missions Music Prayer UMW Worship Services Preschool Donate Donate About Us Located in Tallahassee, Florida, John Wesley is a church enthusiastic to welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences. Our worship services combine the traditional with the contemporary. We love children and youth and engage them in every aspect of our services. We are passionate about misSource ↗
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