West Chester Church of the Nazarene
AI summary — doctrinal positions on this page are inferred by AI from this church's own public statements and may be inaccurate.
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What Church of the Nazarene 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
- Infant BaptismSTRONGWestminster XXVIII; Book of Concord SC IV; Council of Trent Session VII; Wesleyan Articles Art. XVII
- 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.
- 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
- Believer's BaptismstandardPaedobaptist 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.
In their own words
Statements
statement_of_faith
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about_us
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mission
<!DOCTYPE html> Mission & Vision | West Chester Church of the Nazarene About Us New Here? Common Questions For Guests Mission & Vision Beliefs Staff Missions Worship Media Giving Events Christian School Contact Us Select Page Mission & Vision Our Purpose Statement To grow in love – for God, others and self We desire to know, experience and share the love of God as described by Jesus. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’. AlSource ↗
beliefs
Beliefs | West Chester Church of the Nazarene About Us New Here? Common Questions For Guests Mission & Vision Beliefs Staff Missions Worship Media Giving Events Christian School Contact Us Select Page Beliefs The Church of the Nazarene: Beliefs The Church of the Nazarene is a Protestant Christian church in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition, tracing its roots to an anniversary date of 1908. It was founded to spread the message of scriptural holiness (Christlike living) across the lands. Today the Church of the Nazarene is located in 156 world areas. The Church of the Nazarene is a Great CommSource ↗
about
New Here? | West Chester Church of the Nazarene About Us New Here? Common Questions For Guests Mission & Vision Beliefs Staff Missions Worship Media Giving Events Christian School Contact Us Select Page New Here? Welcome! At West Chester Church of the Nazarene, our goal is to help people develop a deeper relationship with God and become a follower of Jesus Christ. Everyone is welcome to join us on this journey, no matter where they are in their faith walk. The people of our church are seeking God, asking questions, learning, unlearning and relearning the things we need to know to experienSource ↗
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