Mission:

The mission of the Church of the Nazarene is to make Christlike disciples in the nations.

Purpose:

The Church of the Nazarene is a Great Commission church (Matthew 28:19-20). As a global community of faith, we are commissioned to take the Good News of life in Jesus Christ to people everywhere and to spread the message of scriptural holiness (Christlike living) across the lands.

The Church of the Nazarene bonds together individuals who have made Jesus Christ Lord of their lives, sharing in Christian fellowship, and seeking to strengthen each other in faith development through worship, preaching, training and service to others. We strive to express the compassion of Jesus Christ to all persons along with our personal commitment to Christlike living.

Statement of Belief:

These are the beliefs Nazarenes hold to be true:

We believe in one God-the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

We believe that the Old and New Testament Scriptures, given by plenary inspiration, contain all truth necessary to faith and Christian living.

We believe that man is born with a fallen nature and is therefore inclined to evil and that continually.

We believe that the finally impenitent are hopelessly and eternally lost.

We believe that the atonement through Jesus Christ is for the whole human race and that whosoever repents and believes on the Lord Jesus Christ is justified and regenerated and saved from the dominion of sin.

We believe that believers are to be sanctified wholly, subsequent to regeneration, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

We believe that the Holy Spirit bears witness to the new birth and also to the entire sanctification of believers.

We believe that our Lord will return, the dead will be raised and the final judgment will take place.