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What is a Wesleyan?
We are contractors, nurses, business owners, secretaries, and retirees. We are moms, dads, children, and spouses. We are ordinary people just like you. Some of us have been Christians now for many years. Others are still brand new at all this Bible "stuff".
The cool thing is in knowing that we find common ground as a church. We are a family of mostly normal people who are being transformed into new creations. Some of us are still a little rough around the edges, but we are a work in progress.
History of the Wesleyan Church
 The Wesleyan Church is a 5,000-congregation family impacting the
world for Christ. Head quartered In Indianapolis, Indiana; our
congregations are located in the U.S., Canada, and dozens of nations,
with workers and/or churches in a total of 65 countries.
Our historical roots date back to John Wesley, an English evangelist
and minister, the founder of the Methodist Church in the 1700's.
Out of this church the Wesleyan Church began as the Wesleyan Methodist
church in 1843. The issues of slavery and church government were
motivating factors in starting this new organization of churches.
In the one and a half centuries since then, the Wesleyan church
has focused on the theme of holiness. Simply put, holiness stresses
that God can impact and change every aspect of a person's life,
enabling them to become living examples of God's love and work
in this world. We are a work in progress and God is the architect
of that work.
As you consider Chi United, it is important to identify key beliefs
and principles that are the foundation of our existence.
Key Doctrines
- We believe In God as the Holy Trinity; the Virgin Birth of Jesus
Christ, the Sacrificial Death of Christ for the sin of humanity,
the bodily Resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the promise of His Return.
- We believe in the sinfulness of humanity.
- We believe that through
faith alone a person may accept Christ as Lord and Savior by confession, repentance
and belief in Him for the forgiveness of sin.
- We believe that God's
Holy Spirit indwells the life of a Christian and empowers us for Godly living and joyful service.
- We believe the Bible
to be the inspired, inerrant Word of God.
- We believe the Christian
church is the entire body of believers in Jesus Christ as taught
exclusively in the Bible.
- We believe in the practice of baptism and
communion.
- We believe in living out the Great Commission and Great Commandment
as spoken and taught by Christ in the Bible.
This is a summary of
key doctrines and beliefs.
We would welcome the opportunity to answer
any questions about these or other doctrinal
While every church is unique, we
believe that God has placed a specific call on our church to
- Share the love of Christ with the Delaware Valley through
our actions and teachings
- Provide a place of worship and healing for people of all ages,
race, sex, and social background
Our vision is to expand our circle of influence as individuals
and families continue to join our church family. Eventually, our
intent is to daughter new churches that will carry the same message
and passion of Chi United Wesleyan Church.
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