Trinity UMC
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 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
- Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsweakSame-sex marriage authorization implies moral affirmation.
- Infant BaptismstandardWestminster XXVIII; Book of Concord SC IV; Council of Trent Session VII; Wesleyan Articles Art. XVII
- Permissibility of divorce and remarriageweakMatthew 19:9 (adultery ground); 1 Corinthians 7:15 (abandonment ground). Practice varies.
- Women in pastoral / ordained officeweakVarious denominational actions (TEC 1976, ELCA 1970s, PC(USA) 1956, AG 1935, CofE 1994 priests / 2014 bishops, etc.)
Denies
- Assumption of MaryweakUniversal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
- Immaculate ConceptionstandardUniversal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
- Marriage as one man and one womanweakPC(USA) 2015; ELCA 2009; TEC 2015; UMC 2024. Same-sex marriage authorized in polity.
- Perpetual Virginity of MaryweakNatural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
- TransubstantiationstandardOrthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
Wrestles with
- Apostolic SuccessionweakLutheran and Methodist bodies retain 'succession of doctrine' language without the tactile chain.
- Believer's BaptismweakPaedobaptist bodies practice adult baptism on credible profession where infant baptism was omitted, but do not consider it normative.
- Pacifism vs. just-warweakDefault just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
- Real PresenceweakCalvin's spiritual presence (genuinely present but not physically) is neither strong affirm nor deny; Anglican/Methodist typically hold a receptionist view.
- TheotokosweakConfessionally 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> Trinity UMC - What We Believe Home Connect Bulletin Kids Youth Outreach Contact About Mission and Vision What We Believe Our Story Leadership Next Steps New Here Sunday School PLACE Class Serve Media Livestream On Demand Give 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 fundamental principles which guide Trinity can be highlighted in the General Rules that Methodist founder, John Wesley, outlined for all believers of the Christian faith. That we should strive to be a people who “Source ↗
mission
Trinity UMC - Mission and Vision Home Connect Bulletin Kids Youth Outreach Contact About Mission and Vision What We Believe Our Story Leadership Next Steps New Here Sunday School PLACE Class Serve Media Livestream On Demand Give Mission & Vision Go therefore and make disciples... The Mission The mission of Trinity UMC to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. The Vision To KNOW Jesus To GROW our faith To GO serve a hurting world in need Connect with us. Ready to connect? We'd love to hear from you. Fill out the form below to get started. First Name Last Name EmailSource ↗
mission
Trinity UMC - What We Believe Home Connect Bulletin Kids Youth Outreach Contact About Mission and Vision What We Believe Our Story Leadership Next Steps New Here Sunday School PLACE Class Serve Media Livestream On Demand Give 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 fundamental principles which guide Trinity can be highlighted in the General Rules that Methodist founder, John Wesley, outlined for all believers of the Christian faith. That we should strive to be a people who “do good, do no harmSource ↗
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