Palmer Church of God
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> Palmer Church of God - What We Believe Home About Mission and Vision What We Believe Our Story Leadership Contact Connect Children Students Men Women Prayer Request Media Give I'm New Watch Live What We Believe "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer Core Beliefs The following are the core beliefs of Palmer Church of God based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines. God There is one eternally existing God who has threSource ↗
mission
<!DOCTYPE html> Palmer Church of God - Mission and Vision Home About Mission and Vision What We Believe Our Story Leadership Contact Connect Children Students Men Women Prayer Request Media Give I'm New Watch Live Mission & Vision Go therefore and make disciples... The Mission The mission of Palmer Church of God is the same mission Jesus gave his followers: Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The Vision The vision of Palmer Church of God is create a community of authentic believers and to witness a cSource ↗
mission
Palmer Church of God - What We Believe Home About Mission and Vision What We Believe Our Story Leadership Contact Connect Children Students Men Women Prayer Request Media Give I'm New Watch Live What We Believe "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer Core Beliefs The following are the core beliefs of Palmer Church of God based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines. God There is one eternally existing God who has three distinct persons:Source ↗
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