Towamencin Mennonite Church
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What Mennonite Church 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.
- Pacifism vs. just-warSTRONGAnabaptist pacifism — Schleitheim Confession Art. VI; Dordrecht Art. XIV.
- 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.
In their own words
Statements
statement_of_faith
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Our Pastors – Towamencin Mennonite Church About Our Pastors What We Believe Livestream on YouTube Livestream on Vimeo Donate Now About Our Pastors What We Believe Livestream on YouTube Livestream on Vimeo Donate Now Our Pastors Meet our wonderful and dedicated pastors– Pastor Ken Hoover Lead Pastor Ken’s pastoral experience stretches over 30 years in ministry. While mostly serving in music ministry, he has also served in youth, outreach, communications, and media ministries. Ken has a BA from Edinboro University, a teaching certification with the Bethel Bible Series, and has pastorSource ↗
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What We Believe – Towamencin Mennonite Church About Our Pastors What We Believe Livestream on YouTube Livestream on Vimeo Donate Now About Our Pastors What We Believe Livestream on YouTube Livestream on Vimeo Donate Now TMC Confession of Faith Note: For full navigation through the presentation, please click the link below: View Multi-Page Presentation: Neutral Organic Christian Sunday Sermon Church Presentation by Gloria Bergey Server IP Address: 23.94.48.195Source ↗
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