That the one God – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit – has created all things; that Jesus Christ, through the power of his cross and Resurrection, is the Lord and Savior of all the world; and that the Holy Spirit empowers the people of his church to worship and praise God and to proclaim the Gospel throughout the world in word and deed.
In October 2022, our church voted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church denomination and move to the Global Methodist Church. This will not be completed until June 2023 when the Western North Carolina UME Annual Conference is held and the conference approves the terms of disaffiliation. Visit Global Methodist Denomination for more information
John Wesley, founder of Methodist, and the early Methodists placed primary emphasis on Christian living, on putting faith and love into action. This emphasis on what Wesley referred to as “practical divinity” has continued to be a hallmark of United Methodism today.
John Wesley urged followers to follow “Three Simple Rules.”
- Do NO Harm.
- Do Good.
- Stay in love with God.
At Snow Hill Church, we embrace these rules as we go into the world to make disciples of all people.
- We puts faith into action through the many ministries of the church.
- We follow the teaching of Jesus and share the love Christ commanded us to share with all God’s children.
- We believe in the Holy Trinity, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
- Scripture is the foundation of our faith.
- With Scripture we apply tradition, experience and reason in our discernment of God’s will (The Wesleyan quadrilateral).
We believe in two Holy Sacraments, Holy Communion and Baptism.
Holy Communion
(also called the Lord’s Supper)
We believe in an open table; Christ’s table is open to all who would receive it. For some, Holy Communion is their first introduction to Christ.
We receive Communion via “intinction” which means the recipient is handed a piece of bread. They dip the bread into the juice and then eat the bread. Many people will kneel at the altar for a prayer.
Baptism
We believe Baptism is symbolic of God claiming you as his own (The justifying grace of God). That is why we baptize infants. Water is used for baptism symbolically portraying baptism by the Holy Spirit. Water can be sprinkled over the head, poured over the head or the entire body immersed. Sprinkling represents cleansing of sin and God pouring his grace out upon us. Immersion is a powerful representation of our burial and resurrection in Christ. The method is the choice of the individual being baptized.
