4356 East St Rd 144 Mooresville, Indiana

The Wesleyan
Denomination
Our Wider Movement

The Wesleyan Church is a Protestant, evangelical, holiness denomination with a rich heritage. We have seen it as our special mission to emphasize the message of โ€œfull salvation from all sin.โ€ We teach that a victorious Christian life is possible for all believers through the experience of both forgiveness of sins and the filling of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

The name โ€œWesleyanโ€ is in honor of John Wesley, a priest in the Church of England who was the inspiration and founder of the Methodist movement. Wesley was an outstanding Oxford scholar, yet regarded himself as โ€œa man of one book,โ€ the Bible. It was while studying the Bible that he received assurance of his own salvation through faith. It was the Bible which motivated his vision for offering Christ to the common people of England in a way that led to that nationโ€™s greatest spiritual revival.

It was biblical truth that inspired Wesley to develop a school for orphans, job programs, and medical assistance for the poor, efforts to reform inhumane prisons, and arguments for the abolition of slavery, a great evil of his time. Confidence in the Bible as โ€œthe only and sufficient rule for Christian faith and practiceโ€ (to use Wesleyโ€™s own words) is still a hallmark of The Wesleyan Church today.

The Vision

Our vision is to exalt Jesus Christ by providing physical, emotional and spiritual guidance through biblical encouragement, discipleship, fellowship, training and prayer support.

The Mission

To show Christ to others in the way that we care for each other.

Offer a support system to those in need.

Share the truth and transforming message of the gospel. (Evangelize and Equip)

Intersect the issues of life with the power of the written Word (the Bible) and the living Word (Jesus).

Embrace the Great Commission by making disciples (Operation โ€œBring Them Inโ€).

The Calling

The gospel offers real hope through a life-changing relationship with Jesus. Our church will strive to reflect the reality, power, and experience of real-life change personally and through caring for the souls of others. (โ€œThe Caring Churchโ€)

Missional Priorities

The Wesleyan Church is a Spirit-led, praying movement called to evangelize and make disciples of all people by equipping believers, developing leaders, multiplying churches, and transforming communities.

Wesleyan Core Value and Beliefs

Wesleyans believe in one God, who is Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, and the Savior of all who put their faith in Him alone for eternal life. We believe that those who are made new in Christ are called to be holy in character and conduct, and can only live this way by being filled with the Lordโ€™s Spirit. We believe in the Bible and its sufficiency to establish our faith and conduct. We believe God wills for people everywhere to know Him and be made new in Christ. We believe that the purpose of the Church is to worship God in spirit and in truth, and to reach a lost and fallen world with the gospel of Jesus Christ through its worship, witness, and loving deeds.

The Soul
of the Church

BIBLICAL AUTHORITY:

The Bible is Godโ€™s holy Word. It uniquely and infallibly reveals Godโ€™s plan for His people and how to live out that plan, individually and corporately. Beliefs, practices, priorities, and our mission are to be anchored in clear biblical teachings.

CHRISTLIKENESS:

Jesus Christ is the defining feature of Godโ€™s will and relationship with all humankind. In Christ is found both newness of life and the highest and clearest example for godliness. People made new in Christ find Him to be the source of faith, hope, and love in both the inner life and in our outward actions engaging a world desperate for hope and life.

DISCIPLE-MAKING:

Making disciples is a clear mandate from Christ. This requires a strong missional focus on evangelism and training in spiritual growth and holy living. Done effectively, this will produce and promote growth and health in and among the churches.

LOCAL CHURCH CENTERED:

The denomination exists to help local congregations grow and multiply, be healthier, and more authentically reflect Godโ€™s plan. Local churches are the most fundamental and strategic points of evangelism and discipleship. The challenge of the denomination is to keep finding the best ways to serve, strengthen, and multiply congregations.

SERVANT LEADERSHIP:

Wesleyans respect leadership that is placed over them, while realizing that the authority and effectiveness of spiritual leadership is not primarily bestowed, but earned, and is characterized by a loving and willing heart of obedience that serves God and mankind gladly. Wesleyans desire to be leaders in serving.

UNITY IN DIVERSITY:

There is intrinsic value in every person. Biblical unity becomes all the more important and beautiful in the light of the wide-ranging differences in personalities, cultures, races, languages, talents, and perspectives. Finding unity and mutual love in Christ eliminates devaluation and deprivation of life to one another.