People's 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
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about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> About Us - People's Church Assembly of God Home About Us Our Staff Beliefs Events Messages Archives Missions Ministries Nursery Kids Youth Women Young Adults Men Seniors Music Give ABOUT US Our main desire is to encourage all people to pursue a joyful relationship with Jesus Christ. If you get to know us, you won't find us perfect but rather a work of God in progress. ​If you are interested in a place to grow, we are sure you can find that at People's Church! Call us at 636.296.0400 Email us at [email protected] People's Church 1770 Missouri StaSource ↗
about
About Us - People's Church Assembly of God Home About Us Our Staff Beliefs Events Messages Archives Missions Ministries Nursery Kids Youth Women Young Adults Men Seniors Music Give ABOUT US Our main desire is to encourage all people to pursue a joyful relationship with Jesus Christ. If you get to know us, you won't find us perfect but rather a work of God in progress. ​If you are interested in a place to grow, we are sure you can find that at People's Church! Call us at 636.296.0400 Email us at [email protected] People's Church 1770 Missouri State Road Arnold, MO 63010​ ContacSource ↗
beliefs
Beliefs - People's Church Assembly of God Home About Us Our Staff Beliefs Events Messages Archives Missions Ministries Nursery Kids Youth Women Young Adults Men Seniors Music Give BELIEFS We Believe: 1. The Scriptures Inspired 2. The One True God 3. The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ 4. The Fall of Man 5. The Salvation of Man 6. The Ordinances of the Church 7. The Baptism in the Holy Spirit 8. The Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit 9. Sanctification 10. The Church and Its Mission 11. The Ministry 12. Divine Healing 13. The Blessed Hope 14. The Millennial Reign of ChrisSource ↗
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