We Believe

At Webster United Methodist We Believe:

• Every person has God-given worth and dignity, no exceptions.
• We should bring people to faith in Jesus Christ.
• Jesus came to save us from lives choked by the power of sin and death.
• Only through Christ can we gain the a life rich in love, hope and joy that transcends all circumstances.
• The Spirit of God is ever present and ever helping.
• We don’t earn God’s grace.  Grace is a gift from God to us.
• We practice Open Communion – meaning all are invited to join in the Lord’s Supper.

UMC Website http://www.umc.org/

What Is Communion?

Through the sharing of the blessed bread and cup at Christ’s table, we believe we experience the grace of God through the real presence of Christ in the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. We practice an open table of Communion, inviting all who desire a deeper relationship with God through Christ to come. We use grape juice so that all can be included.

UMC Website http://www.umc.org/

What Is Baptism?

As one of the two sacraments of the church, we believe that baptism is an outward sign of an inward reality. Through baptism, we celebrate that God has loved us and claimed us as we were being formed in our mothers’ wombs. Baptism is also our initiation into the Body of Christ, the church. Because we believe in God’s grace that goes before we understand it, United Methodists baptize persons of all ages.

UMC Website http://www.umc.org/

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about Methodism

• Methodists believe in “prevenient grace,” a grace that is ever present with us.  Even before we are aware of it, God is calling us to salvation and wholeness.
• “Justifying grace” follows when we become forgiven people through faith in Jesus Christ and being made right with God.
• “Sanctifying grace” comes in the lifelong process of communion with God, a process that shapes up and changes us.

Webster United Methodist Church Resources

To find out more about the United Methodist Church, please go to the national United Methodist web site or the Missouri United Methodist Conference. For a lively discussion of how to put your faith in action, you may want to read Bishop Robert Schnase’s blog at http://www.fivepractices.org/.