About Us
Dating back to 1877 and the early days of Barbers Hill, Mont Belvieu Methodist Church has been an integral part of the Mont Belvieu and Baytown communities for generations. Over the years, our church has gone by multiple names: Barbers Chapel Methodist Church, then Fisher Chapel Methodist Church, and then First United Methodist Church. Then in 2023, our church became Mont Belvieu Methodist Church, and united with the new Wesleyan denomination called the Global Methodist Church. Even with the various changes in name, one thing has remained the same: our commitment to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Our Faith Heritage
Our church in the long-standing beliefs of all Christians; we hold firm to the same common beliefs held by all Christian communities. We believe that God—though one God—is revealed to us in 3 persons: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We trust that our salvation comes through faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, a grace offered to us through Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross and not through our works. We believe that as humans we are selfish in our very nature, and this sinfulness is only overcome by the power of God. We believe that God is active in giving us strength to live rightly through the influence of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Our Wesleyan Heritage
As a member of the Global Methodist Church, we also hold distinctive beliefs and practices as part of our Wesleyan tradition:
Open communion: You do not have to be a member of the church or any church to participate in the sacrament of Holy Communion.
Infant baptism: We believe God’s grace is available to all people, including children, and celebrate this grace through the sacrament of Baptism.
Confirmation: At 7th grade we offer an opportunity for our students to declare their personal faith, confirming their Baptism, and become members of the church.
Grace: We believe that God works in our lives before we accept Him, that He saves us through faith in Jesus Christ, and that He continues to grow us in faith so that we might be made perfect in love.
Acts of service: We believe that faith alone saves us, but our faith is best expressed in loving acts of service and devotion to God.
For more information about the Global Methodist Church, visit globalmethodist.org
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