Sunnyvale International Church
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A stance that departs from the denomination
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Assemblies of God USA denies.
This congregation affirms.
"Holy Communion (the Lord’s Supper) as a symbolic remembrance of Christ’s suffering and death for our salvation"Source ↗
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> About Us – Sunnyvale International Church Home Meet Our Team About Us Sermons Ministries Events Give Contact Contact us I’m New Prayer Request Volunteer About Us Home About Us About Us Sunnyvale International Church of the Assemblies of God is about extending hope through the life-changing presence of Jesus. Whether you are just beginning to explore your thoughts of God, or if you are already a devoted follower of Jesus Christ, we have a place for you and your family Our Values Our Beliefs Our Story Our Values Our Mission To HONOR God with ourSource ↗
about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> About Us – Sunnyvale International Church Home Meet Our Team About Us Sermons Ministries Events Give Contact Contact us I’m New Prayer Request Volunteer About Us Home About Us About Us Sunnyvale International Church of the Assemblies of God is about extending hope through the life-changing presence of Jesus. Whether you are just beginning to explore your thoughts of God, or if you are already a devoted follower of Jesus Christ, we have a place for you and your family Our Values Our Beliefs Our Story Our Values Our Mission To HONOR God with ourSource ↗
about
About Us – Sunnyvale International Church Home Meet Our Team About Us Sermons Ministries Events Give Contact Contact us I’m New Prayer Request Volunteer About Us Home About Us --> About Us Sunnyvale International Church of the Assemblies of God is about extending hope through the life-changing presence of Jesus. Whether you are just beginning to explore your thoughts of God, or if you are already a devoted follower of Jesus Christ, we have a place for you and your family Our Values Our Beliefs Our Story Our Values Our Mission To HONOR God with our lives. To TRAIN Christ-like discipSource ↗
about
About Us – Sunnyvale International Church Home Meet Our Team About Us Sermons Ministries Events Give Contact Contact us I’m New Prayer Request Volunteer About Us Home About Us --> About Us Sunnyvale International Church of the Assemblies of God is about extending hope through the life-changing presence of Jesus. Whether you are just beginning to explore your thoughts of God, or if you are already a devoted follower of Jesus Christ, we have a place for you and your family Our Values Our Beliefs Our Story Our Values Our Mission To HONOR God with our lives. To TRAIN Christ-like discipSource ↗
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