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| Worship Service at the Gladstone church | 8:30 AM |
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| Worship Service at the Biggsville church | 9:45 AM |
| Worship Service at the Oquawka church | 11:00 AM |
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| Bible Study @ Biggsville | 6:30 PM |
Beliefs and Values
Our Beliefs and Values
We believe that the church is a community of disciples called together under the Lordship of Christ. It is a redeemed and redeeming fellowship where the Word of God is preached and the sacraments are celebrated according to Christ's own command. Under the discipline of the Holy Spirit the church seeks to be a place where people are led to experience God's love, know Jesus Christ, grow in His image, so that they may be healed, restored, and given the grace-filled power to become the people God created them to be.
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Our Beliefs |
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We are Christians who are excited to be part of the United Methodist Church. United Methodists are the second largest Protestant denomination in America. Founded as a reform movement in England in the 1730's by John and Charles Wesley, the Methodist Church was established in America in 1784. Since then Methodists have played a significant role in shaping our nation. |
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Our Mission |
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Our Mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. The mission statement of our BGO churches: "Growing Together: through supporting each other, helping those in our community, and sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ |
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Our Vision |
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To be a Christian community in which non-religious persons and nominal Christians grow to become deeply committed disciples of Jesus Christ. We are committed to transforming lives, renewing the church and changing the world. |
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Our Purpose |
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We are leading people to experience God's love, know Jesus Christ, and to grow in His image. |
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| Our Journey | |
| Experience God's Love Know Jesus Christ Grow in His Image |
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| Our Strategies |
| I4 - I Am 4 Christ |
Together, we are the hands and heart of Christ. |
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Our Values |
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It is our desire to honor God through all our work on His behalf. To that end, we will do His work with the qualities we most value: integrity, grace, excellence, relevance, authenticity, passion, humility, faith, inclusivity, commitment, community, joy and love. |
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Our Boundary Lines |
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In order to remain focused on Experiencing God's Love, Knowing Jesus Christ, and Growing in His Image, United Methodist Church shall not: pursue ministry which is contrary to our vision and purpose; depart from the Scriptures and Biblical principles for living; do anything contrary to the spirit and intent of the United Methodist Book of Discipline; fail to be good stewards of the financial and non-financial resources entrusted to us; cease discerning God's vision for United Methodist Church. |
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Used with permission of the Bethany United Methodist Church of Austin, TX
He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Leviticus 2:16 (KJV)
And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, [part] of the beaten corn thereof, and [part] of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: [it is] an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
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