Welcoming Statement
WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH is a fully affirming and inclusive church. We embrace the radical love of Jesus Christ. We welcome ALL people to worship God in a safe place and to participate in the life, community, and ministry of Wesley.
“Keep on loving each other like family. Don’t neglect to open up your homes to guests because by doing this some have been hosts to angels without knowing it!”
-Hebrews 13:1-2 (CEB)
Affirmation and Inclusion
We believe that the radical love of Jesus Christ includes everyone. We welcome and celebrate people of every age, educational background, ethnicity, faith, family status, gender expression, gender identity, lived experience, relationship status, mental ability, nationality, physical ability, political view, race, sexual orientation, and so much more. NO ONE is excluded, marginalized, or held outside the warm welcome of this congregation.
“But if we say we love God and don't love each other, we are liars. We cannot see God. So how can we love God, if we don't love the people we can see? The commandment that God has given us is: 'Love God and love each other!.’” -1 John 4:20-21 (CEV)
We affirm the inherent dignity of ALL of God’s children. The United Methodist Church Social Principles (2024) state, “God calls all members of the human family to recognize and protect the dignity and worth of all people.” (The Political Community, Preface, p.32)
We will not always get inclusion and affirmation and celebration of everyone right, but we are committed to listening, learning, and doing the hard work needed to grow together in fulfillment of God’s commands.
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” (Matthew 7:12; NIV)
“And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8; NIV)