download pdf People coming to the Free Methodist Church from other Christian traditions are often surprised to find that babies can be dedicated or baptized. Most church families in Christendom have chosen only one of these. Why does the Free Methodist Church make provision for people to do either? To […]

download pdf The Environment I. Introduction. II. What does Scripture Say? III. What about Wesley and our Methodist Roots? IV. The Evangelical Declaration on the Care of Creation. V. What about Global Warming? VI. Common Misunderstandings. VII. Caring for Creation and the Worship of God. VIII. Ideas for Environmentally Focused

download pdf Social Justice In announcing and establishing God’s Kingdom on earth, Jesus built on the laws of Moses and the words of the Hebrew prophets. His was a call for transformation both personal and social. The Christian life is about personal transformation into the likeness of Christ and participation

download pdf HUMAN RIGHTS The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a common standard for all people and nations. Free Methodists claim these rights for all but when called upon by our Lord, we freely forego these rights for ourselves for the sake of the Kingdom of God.

download pdf Compassion and the Poor Preface John Wesley taught that a means of grace available to us is serving the needy. Methodists have strong emphasis on worship and the sacraments but our heritage is the work of holiness and ministry to the poor. These are essentials in the teachings

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download pdf End of Life Care Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide As a Christian community we seek to enable each other to live life abundantly in Christ and to enter death in full confidence in Christ’s abiding presence. Euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide, which presumes that human choice about death pre-empts God’s

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