Legacy 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 Assemblies of God 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.
- 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.
Wrestles with
- Pacifism vs. just-warweakDefault just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
In their own words
Statements
statement_of_faith
<!DOCTYPE html> Legacy Church - Our Beliefs 503-665-7500 Home About Leadership Our Beliefs Our Mission Connect Messages Give More Info Missions Diaper Depot DEVOTIONAL PARTNER WITH US Our Beliefs We believe the Bible is inspired by God, relevant for all generations, and it is the infallible guide for faith and conduct. We believe in the one true God who exists as a Trinity: God the Father, Jesus the Son of God, and the Holy Spirit who lives in all who place their faith in Christ. He is the maker and sustainer of all things, and we were created in his image to have a relationship with Him.Source ↗
mission
Legacy Church - Our Mission 503-665-7500 Home About Leadership Our Beliefs Our Mission Connect Messages Give More Info Missions Diaper Depot DEVOTIONAL PARTNER WITH US VISION , MISSION, AND VALUES Click the links to watch a message explaining each aspect in greater detail. Our VISION is to be a life-giving community serving those in need and CELEBRATING THE GOODNESS OF JESUS. Our MISSION is to build community, mobilize outreach, and cultivate worship in the following ways: Building Community - 1. Gathering – Sundays are when we hold our family gathering. We come together weekly to receivSource ↗
beliefs
Legacy Church - Our Beliefs 503-665-7500 Home About Leadership Our Beliefs Our Mission Connect Messages Give More Info Missions Diaper Depot DEVOTIONAL PARTNER WITH US Our Beliefs We believe the Bible is inspired by God, relevant for all generations, and it is the infallible guide for faith and conduct. We believe in the one true God who exists as a Trinity: God the Father, Jesus the Son of God, and the Holy Spirit who lives in all who place their faith in Christ. He is the maker and sustainer of all things, and we were created in his image to have a relationship with Him. That relationship waSource ↗
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