Our Beliefs
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through Him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation He came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became truly human.
For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered death and was buried. On the third day He rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. (All Christians Belong to the Universal Christian Church. The Universal Christian church is the community of all true believers under the Lordship of Christ.)
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. (Baptism signifies entrance into the household of faith and is a symbol of repentance and inner cleansing from sin, a representation of the new birth in Christ Jesus, and a mark of Christian discipleship.)
We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
Our Mission
The mission of Mount Carmel Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ who worship passionately, love extravagantly, and witness boldly.
Ours is a global church that recognizes the gifts and contributions of each part of our communion in Christ, working together as partners in the gospel with equal voice and leadership. We believe that God has called us to live together in a faithful covenant that expresses our commitments both to God and to each other. God has entrusted His work in this world to the whole people of God. All Christians are called through their baptism to be in ministry to others, both as individuals and as a part of the church, using the gifts and graces with which they have been equipped by the Holy Spirit. Every layperson bears the responsibility for carrying out the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20), but likewise each have been given the power by God to do so. In light of the mission of the Church and our covenant in Christ, our Church engages the commandment to make disciples of Jesus through an intentional process grounded in Scripture. We recognize that God made all creation and saw that it was good. The church of Jesus Christ exists in and for the world. Growing in our personal faith and effectively discipling others are both life-long expressions of loving the Lord with all of our hearts, all of our being, and all of our minds, as well as loving our neighbor as ourselves.
