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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 

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK: “Looking Back, Moving Forward

November 1, 2024
From the Pastor’s Desk: “Looking Back, Moving Forward” This coming Sunday on November 3, 2024, at 10:00am, we will be celebrating our 131st anniversary of being a church. This is a time where we will look back and give thanks at how we have seen God’s hand working in the past. It is also a time to look forward and invite the Lord to give us a hope and a future. Looking back is important to remember the ways that God has worked in the past. The Bible as a whole testimony of “looking back” to make sure that we never forget what God has done. The people of Israel are instructed to never forget their deliverance from Egypt: “ Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt and is the LORD your God who redeemed you.” (Deuteronomy 15:15). We, too, should look back and remember who God is, and how He has been faithful to keep His promises. Looking back is healthy as long as we don’t dwell there believing our past is greater than our future. This kind of thinking can paralyze us from moving forward. The way of faith looks forward. God designed His creation to move forward. Time moves forward. Birds fly forward. Animals run forward. Humans walk forward. In fact, almost everything about us – our eyes, our ears, our nose, our mouth, our arms, our legs, our feet – are made to move forward. But…there is only one area where we were not built to move forward, and that is what we are sitting on! When we resist that movement toward the future, we resist God’s plan for us. We can even miss God’s blessing for us! This is not only true for us individually, but also as the Body of Christ. The scriptures encourage us to move forward for the sake of the Gospel: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” (Hebrews 12:1-2) As we reflect back on all that has happened in our church since last year, we do want to pause and thank God for leading us through it. But we also want to be a part of what God is blessing and ask for His help as we move on to the race marked out for us. Christ’s Great Commission for His Church is that we “go out into all the world and make disciples.” (Matthew 28:19) This month as a part of our Homecoming Celebration, I would like to invite every church member to participate in a 30-day prayer evangelism program called “The Hope Initiative.” It’s not simply a program, but a way to “jump-start” our congregation in taking the initiative to become a “Great Commission” Church. Several of our laity attended a lay convocation hosted by the NC Global Methodist Church in September and were inspired by “The Hope Initiative.” We were given a prayer book called “Pray and Go” by Thom Rainer which is a part of this program. The prayer book will help us pray in the next 30 days for the Holy Spirit to empower us to invite others to follow Jesus. We would like to now gift those books to you. When you come to the Homecoming service this week you can pick up a book, or you can call the church office and request your free copy. Let’s look forward to what God has planned for us in our 132 nd year together. Let’s begin our new year together by PRAYING forward, and GOING forward. Let’s look forward to the new believers who will be in next year’s Homecoming photo! I look FORWARD to seeing you in church this Sunday! In Christ Alone, Pastor Mary Miller
Rev. Dr. Mary Miller
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