Who We are and what we believe
Our Purpose
The purpose of Buffalo United Methodist Church is to invite people into a life-changing discipleship relationship with Jesus Christ for the transformation and healing of the world.
Who We Are
What We believe...
Our congregation is the local expression of the worldwide community of faith known as the United Methodist Church. We celebrate the privilege we have to bear witness to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord in our families, our neighborhoods, our work or school settings and in our communities. In Spirit and in Truth, we put faith into action as we grow together in our understanding of how being a disciple of Christ transforms our lives and empowers us to participate in the transformation of the world in which we live. To find out more about what United Methodists believe, click here.
Specific to our church is our mission statement: Serving people for Jesus Christ so that we may all know joy. To serve others we recognize that we must have a strong foundation of faith built on scripture interpreted with integrity using intellect, experience, traditions of the church and prayerful discernment. Admittedly, we don’t always agree on the details, but by God’s love and saving grace experienced in Christ Jesus we are able to celebrate our diversity and serve God in unity.
At Buffalo United Methodist Church, we are growing as disciples of Jesus. We study and serve, worship and fellowship for the purposes of growing together and making the world more like God intends it to be. We are a joyful people in a difficult and challenging world. We don’t pretend that life is perfect or easy for followers of Jesus, but we have faith in God’s love for us and the world. We want to share in every home, workplace and neighborhood the Good News that has been given to us. Whether that Good News is a word of hope, an hour of companionship, or the sharing of what Jesus has done in our lives, we hope that our lives reflect the love of Jesus for all people. Everyone has good news to share.
As United Methodist Christians, scripture is the foundation of our faith. We use our minds, our experiences, the traditions of the church, and prayerful discernment to determine the meaning of God’s word today. We study the Word with care in order to learn more about God’s will for our lives. We do not always agree on the details, but God’s love through the saving grace of Jesus holds us together as one active and diverse community.
We believe God calls each of us by name, and asks us to use our giftedness to share the love and redemption of Christ in the world.
We strive to share grace and joy in our community and in the world, living by the words of John Wesley:
"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can,
in all the ways you can, in all the places you can,
at all the times you can, to all the people you can,
as long as ever you can.”
The purpose of Buffalo United Methodist Church is to invite people into a life-changing discipleship relationship with Jesus Christ for the transformation and healing of the world.
Who We Are
- We are a church made up of many ages, personal experiences and faith backgrounds, who celebrate our God-given graces and gifts together in worship and service. We share a common faith in Jesus Christ and a desire to grow in faithfulness, but we're diverse in that God speaks to each of us uniquely. We have different learning styles, we like different styles of music, and we have different ways of expressing our growing faith. A quote from Methodist church founder, John Wesley, sums it up well: “In essentials unity, in all else charity.”
- We are serious about following Jesus, but casual about most everything else. We are Biblical in focus, with scripture as the first source of our faith, reflected on using our reason, experience, and faith tradition. But, we also believe that we do not have to agree on everything to love one another or to serve together.
- We strive to share God's grace and the joy of knowing Christ in our community and in the world.
What We believe...
Our congregation is the local expression of the worldwide community of faith known as the United Methodist Church. We celebrate the privilege we have to bear witness to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord in our families, our neighborhoods, our work or school settings and in our communities. In Spirit and in Truth, we put faith into action as we grow together in our understanding of how being a disciple of Christ transforms our lives and empowers us to participate in the transformation of the world in which we live. To find out more about what United Methodists believe, click here.
Specific to our church is our mission statement: Serving people for Jesus Christ so that we may all know joy. To serve others we recognize that we must have a strong foundation of faith built on scripture interpreted with integrity using intellect, experience, traditions of the church and prayerful discernment. Admittedly, we don’t always agree on the details, but by God’s love and saving grace experienced in Christ Jesus we are able to celebrate our diversity and serve God in unity.
At Buffalo United Methodist Church, we are growing as disciples of Jesus. We study and serve, worship and fellowship for the purposes of growing together and making the world more like God intends it to be. We are a joyful people in a difficult and challenging world. We don’t pretend that life is perfect or easy for followers of Jesus, but we have faith in God’s love for us and the world. We want to share in every home, workplace and neighborhood the Good News that has been given to us. Whether that Good News is a word of hope, an hour of companionship, or the sharing of what Jesus has done in our lives, we hope that our lives reflect the love of Jesus for all people. Everyone has good news to share.
As United Methodist Christians, scripture is the foundation of our faith. We use our minds, our experiences, the traditions of the church, and prayerful discernment to determine the meaning of God’s word today. We study the Word with care in order to learn more about God’s will for our lives. We do not always agree on the details, but God’s love through the saving grace of Jesus holds us together as one active and diverse community.
We believe God calls each of us by name, and asks us to use our giftedness to share the love and redemption of Christ in the world.
We strive to share grace and joy in our community and in the world, living by the words of John Wesley:
"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can,
in all the ways you can, in all the places you can,
at all the times you can, to all the people you can,
as long as ever you can.”
