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 Global Methodist Church



Welcome to Mt. Carmel Global Methodist Church. We are glad you visited us today. We are a friendly congregation who is deeply in love with God and God's people. We lift up the Bible as the primary authority and source for our joy and mission. Our Vision is to be "a place of NEW beginnings, unified in the character and love for Christ."



Here is what we believe to be true about God from His Word:


We believe in God the Father...

We believe in God the Son...

We believe in God the Holy Spirit....

We believe in the Bible...

We believe in Heaven...

We believe in Christ's return....



If you are looking for a place of new beginnings in your faith you are in the right place. Come and grow with us as we fulfill Christ's Great Commission to "go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” ((Matthew 28:19-20).


Mt. Carmel is a Methodist Church rooted in the principles and teachings that define the Christian faith. Our historical perspective is born from Wesleyan Theology which holds fast to the primary source for our faith is in the Holy Scriptures. We also hold fast to the 2000 years of Christian doctrine which are summarized in the Apostle’s and Nicene Creeds. We practice two sacraments – Baptism and Holy Communion – but we believe that all of life is sacred. We are called to be a holy and living sacrifice for Christ in the world.

 

WHAT WE BELIEVE

 

We Believe in the Triune God. We believe in One God who existed before time and created the heavens and the earth and all there is, and will exist for all eternity. The nature of God is One God existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each member of the Trinity serves different functions, yet they each possess equal power and authority. (Matthew 28:19)


We Believe in God’s Word as contained in the Old and New Testament having all truth necessary for salvation. It is divinely inspired by God and written by human authors under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The Bible is living and active truth without any mixture of error and is completely relevant to our daily lives. (2 Timothy 3:16).


We Believe in Salvation through Christ alone. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through Him. (John 14: 6). We come to salvation not by our own works but by grace in what Jesus Christ freely did on the cross to pay the debt of our sin."  By confessing with our mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and believing in our hearts that He rose from the dead we will be saved.  (Romans 10:9)


We Believe in God’s Grace as One Grace but experienced in three ways and at different times in our lives. John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, taught that our entire spiritual lives are an act of God’s grace. Prevenient Grace is the grace of the Father that comes before we even knew Him and softens our hearts to receive God’s grace. Justifying Grace is the grace of the Son who forgives and pardons our sin in order to make things right between us and God. Sanctifying Grace is the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer continuing the process of being made perfect and holy in love and removing the desire to sin. (Philippians 3:7-11)


We Believe in Living in the Covenant Community. God first made a covenant with the Hebrew people, and it was completed through the coming Messiah Jesus Christ. The Covenant was established by God to be their God and those who would follow God’s Law would be God’s people. Every believer is a member to one another in Christ’s holy Church. We are called to live faithfully in God’s Covenant Community and actively carry on His work and witness in the world. (Ephesians 4:25)


We Believe in the Kingdom of God which is God’s reign of righteousness upon the earth. We believe there will be a day of judgement at the end of this age. Right now, we live in "the between times" - between Jesus’ death, resurrection and his return on the Last Day. We believe all people will rise to eternal life on this day and face the judgment of God. Those who confess Jesus Christ as Lord will receive eternal life. Those who reject Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior will face eternal death. (1 Thessalonians 4:16)


We Believe in Eternity. We don’t go to heaven by default when we die.  We must choose to go to heaven by confessing Jesus Christ as our Savior.  We will exist all either eternally separated from God by sin or in union with God through forgiveness and salvation in Jesus Christ. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in union with Him is Heaven. Heaven and Hell are real places of eternal existence. (Matthew 25:46)


OUR VISION

   

There are a couple things that define who we are as a church body at Mt. Carmel Methodist Church. We adopted this Vision Statement in 2020: “Mt. Carmel is a place of new beginnings unified in the character and love of Jesus Christ.”

 


We call it our “UPC” code:

We seek to be United as the Body of Christ

We seek to be Place of New Beginnings

We seek to be transformed in the Character and Love of Jesus Christ



From Pastor Mary Miller 


March 4, 2025
From the Pastor's Desk: "Rise AND Shine! (And Give God the Glory!) E aster Sunday this year is on April 20, 2025. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the disciples words are recorded in John 20:25 as saying “We have seen the Lord!” I’m just going to go ahead and call it a glorious morning. O what a beautiful morning it is to wake up to the rising Son and be reminded of the miracle of Christ’s resurrection. It is His resurrection that guarantees ours. All of our hope can be found in Jesus’ own words where he says - “I am the resurrection and the life. the one who believes in me will live, even though they die.” (John 11:25, NIV). So what ways can we live into this promise as Easter people? RISE. First, we are to rise in Christ! This promise is what sets the Christian life apart from every other belief system out there. If you go to the tomb of any other religious leader who lived and died on this earth, you will find it is still occupied. But if you go to the tomb of Jesus, you will find that His grave is empty because He is not there. He is risen from the dead, just like He said! He is alive! (Matthew 28:6). Because this is so essential to our Christian faith, this is why the devil has tried to undo it. He has tried to cause people to not believe it because the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus from the dead spells the d-e-f-e-a-t of the devil. He knows it is true. He knows your belief in Christ gives you the power to put him under your feet! (Ephesians 1:20). So people of God, rise up and confess with your mouth that “Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your heart that He is risen from the dead!” (Romans 10:9) If you believe this truth, you will not only be saved, but it will change your life! That is worth getting up for on Easter morning to sing our praise to our great redeemer, and to witness to others that He lives! SHINE! But wait, there’s more! We are to shine as Easter people for the rest of our lives. We are to shine the light and love of Jesus Christ everywhere we go in our daily lives. Some believers who receive Christ would rather go back into the tomb as if they have been “baptized, died, and buried away.” They become like the proverbial ground hog that goes back in his burrow for six more weeks of winter. This makes for a lifeless Christian and ultimately a lifeless Church devoid of any hope or joy. Before you can be a light to others, take a look at your own life. Has sin dulled the evidence of Christ in you? The reason we planned a Church Revival for March 2-4 is so we could take the opportunity to begin the season of Lent with a heart of repentance. The point of a revival is for the Word of God to shine a light on what has dwelt in darkness. In these six weeks, let’s to ask the Holy Spirit to convict us of our sin, and give us the courage to lay it all down at the cross. If we will let Jesus bury the things that are dead in us, it will restore our joy and raise us up to new life in Christ. The Apostle Paul describes the process this way: “ We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” (Romans 6:4) GIVE GOD THE GLORY! Finally, let’s give God the glory! There is an old children’s song called “Rise and Shine” that points to a greater goal of the people of God to “Give Him the glory, glory!” The gospel writers and many other early Christians understood their supreme role in life and history was to live and die for Christ in such a way that their lives would point to the reality and glory of Christ’s resurrection. That is what you and I are called to go, do, and be in this world – to spread the light of Christ’s glory in this world. The glory of God is the fullness of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit seen in God’s fullness. Can you just imagine what Easter sunrise would look like around the world if every believer was doing this? Darkness would have to hide. Don't sleep in this Easter. Don’t live like those who are baptized dead and buried away. Don’t let sin cloud the holiness of Jesus Christ that now lives in you. Instead be the “light on a hill” for all to see “so they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14-16). Take a moment to look at all of the worship, prayer and Bible study renewal events and make plans to participate in them in March and April. I hope they help lead you to a place where you will “ Rise and Shine! and Give God the Glory, Glory!” this Easter. In Christ Alone, Pastor Mary
Rev. Dr. Mary Miller
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