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Shiloh Church

📍256 Bayview Drive, Stumpy Point, NC united_methodist

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Tension detected

A stance that departs from the denomination

The congregation's own words appear to differ from what its denomination's confession binds. This is an AI reading of the church's public text and may be inaccurate — the quotes below show what it's based on.

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United Methodist Church affirms. This congregation denies.
"Among those whom Shiloh welcomes and celebrates are persons of the LGBTQ community."
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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
Denies
  • Assumption of Maryweak
    Universal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
  • Immaculate Conceptionstandard
    Universal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
  • Marriage as one man and one womanweak
    PC(USA) 2015; ELCA 2009; TEC 2015; UMC 2024. Same-sex marriage authorized in polity.
  • Perpetual Virginity of Maryweak
    Natural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
  • Transubstantiationstandard
    Orthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
Wrestles with
  • Apostolic Successionweak
    Lutheran and Methodist bodies retain 'succession of doctrine' language without the tactile chain.
  • Believer's Baptismweak
    Paedobaptist bodies practice adult baptism on credible profession where infant baptism was omitted, but do not consider it normative.
  • Pacifism vs. just-warweak
    Default just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
  • Real Presenceweak
    Calvin's spiritual presence (genuinely present but not physically) is neither strong affirm nor deny; Anglican/Methodist typically hold a receptionist view.
  • Theotokosweak
    Confessionally 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
<!DOCTYPE html> What We Believe | Shiloh Church UCC top of page About Us History What We Believe Ministries Bulletin and Newsletter Worship Services Christian Education Committees Missions Projects/Beneficiaries 2026 Missions Calendar 2026 Food Pantry Calendar How to Get Involved Donate Visit Us First-Time Visitors More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. What We Believe The Open and Affirming Covenants: ​ Shiloh Church United Church of Christ welcomes and celebrates diversity. ​ We recognize that we do not have to be or believe alike in order to accomplish God's will on earth.
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about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> About Us | Shiloh Church UCC top of page About Us History What We Believe Ministries Bulletin and Newsletter Worship Services Christian Education Committees Missions Projects/Beneficiaries 2026 Missions Calendar 2026 Food Pantry Calendar How to Get Involved Donate Visit Us First-Time Visitors More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. ABOUT US Who We Are Open & Affirming SONKA Learn More Meet Our Staff Who We Are WHO IS SHILOH CHURCH UCC? Shiloh Church is affiliated with The United Church of Christ, a united and caring denomination, which comfortably gathers together pe
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