{"id":92,"date":"2019-02-26T21:45:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T21:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2019-06-15T09:15:26","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T13:15:26","slug":"what-we-believe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/what-we-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Belmont United Methodist Church Mission Statement<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/UMC_Logo.png?resize=287%2C82&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-346\" width=\"287\" height=\"82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/UMC_Logo.png?w=420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/UMC_Logo.png?resize=300%2C86&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cWe are a family of Christ called to be a vital center for community ministry where people of all races can find passion for Christ and compassion for others.\u201d <br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Distinctive Emphases&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/John_Wesley_by_George_Romney.jpg?resize=220%2C268&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-350\"\/><figcaption>Painting by George Romney<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement, and the early Methodists were particularly concerned about inviting people to experience God\u2019s grace and to grow in their knowledge and love of God through disciplined Christian living. &nbsp;They placed primary emphasis on Christian living, on putting faith and love into action. &nbsp;This emphasis, on what Wesley referred to as \u201cpractical divinity\u201d, has continued to be a hallmark of United Methodism today.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grace<br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BUMC_026_72-678x1024.jpg?resize=258%2C389&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-296\" width=\"258\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BUMC_026_72.jpg?resize=678%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BUMC_026_72.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BUMC_026_72.jpg?resize=768%2C1160&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BUMC_026_72.jpg?w=783&amp;ssl=1 783w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Grace is central to our understanding of Christian faith and life. &nbsp;Grace can be defined as the love and mercy given to us by God because God wants us to have it, not because of anything we have done to earn it.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faith and Good Works<br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BCRSRVA_001_72-1024x678.jpg?resize=257%2C170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-268\" width=\"257\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BCRSRVA_001_72.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BCRSRVA_001_72.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BCRSRVA_001_72.jpg?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BCRSRVA_001_72.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BCRSRVA_001_72.jpg?w=1183&amp;ssl=1 1183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>United Methodists insist that faith and good works belong together. &nbsp;We affirm the biblical precept that \u201cfaith by itself, if it has no works, is dead\u201d (James 2:17 ). &nbsp;Excerpt from The United Methodist Primer, 2005 Revised Edition by Chester E. Custer (Discipleship Resources, 2005); p. 59.<br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission and Service<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Because of what God has done for us, we offer our lives back to God through a life of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nurture and Mission of the Church<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><br>For Wesley, there was no religion but social religion, no holiness but social&nbsp;<br>holiness. &nbsp;In other words, faith always includes a social dimension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.umc.org\/who-we-are\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">http:\/\/www.umc.org\/who-we-are<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belmont United Methodist Church Mission Statement \u201cWe are a family of Christ called to be a vital center for community ministry where people of all races can find passion for Christ and compassion for others.\u201d Distinctive Emphases&nbsp; John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement, and the early Methodists were particularly concerned about inviting people to experience God\u2019s grace and to grow in their knowledge and love of God through disciplined Christian living. &nbsp;They placed primary emphasis on Christian living, on&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-92","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/92","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/92\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":852,"href":"https:\/\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/92\/revisions\/852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belmontumcrichmond.org\/bumc2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}