The Mission of the Church of the Nazarene:

"To make Christlike disciples in the nations"

We are a Christian People

Unity-We are a Christ-centered community of faith united with all believers in proclaiming the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

Grace- We believe that God loves all people and through Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit offers forgiveness of sins, restored relationship with God, and reconciliation with one another.

Scripture- We believe the Bible, the inspired Word of God, to be the primary witness to these divine truths. We believe in the full inspiration of the Holy Scriptures. We believe the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments inerrantly reveal the will of God concerning us in all things necessary to our salvation.

Orthodoxy- We are committed to orthodoxy of Christian belief.   We stand with Christians everywhere in affirming the historic creeds of the Christian faith, and we embrace our heritage in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition.

We are a Holiness People

Love- We believe that God, who is holy, calls us to a life of holiness through Jesus Christ. We believe the essence of God's holiness is love, and the character of His love is holy.   We believe love is the relational hallmark of holiness.

Cleansing- We believe in the cleansing, purifying work of God's grace. As the "image of God" (Colossians 1:15), Jesus came to renew God's image in us, enabling us to become holy people. This renewal begins with conversion, progresses to a definite experience of entire sanctification, and continues throughout our maturing Christian life. The Holy Spirit convicts, cleanses, fills, and transforms us, empowering us to love God with all our being and our neighbors as ourselves.

Empowering- We believe in the filling, empowering presence of the Holy Spirit. By the Holy Spirit, we are enabled to love God with our entire being and our neighbor as ourselves. By the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, we are assured of our relationship with God and with the church, the Body of Christ.

Christlikeness- God's desire for us is that we might be like Christ.   To this end, we commit ourselves fully and completely to God, believing that we can be "transformed in His likeness with ever-increasing glory." (2 Corinthians 3:18)

We are a Missional People

  As Christian, holiness people, we embrace the mission of God in the world. Through God's grace, responding to Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit, our Christian mission calls us to (1) worship, (2) witness, and (3) discipleship as we extend God's mission to our world.

Our Mission of Worship- We exist to bring glory to God. As the Body of Christ, we gather before God, hear the Word proclaimed, participate in the sacraments, and respond in gratitude, obedience, and service.   Through this divine encounter, the Holy Spirit continually transforms us into the likeness of Christ so that we may reflect the glory of God to the world.

Our Mission of Witnessing: Evangelism, Compassion, and Justice- Embracing the mission of God in the world, we proclaim in word and deed the gospel of Jesus Christ.   As people we are consecrated to God; we share God's love for the lost and compassion of the poor and broken. The Great Commandment and the Great Commission move us to engage the world in evangelism, compassion, and justice. To this end, we are committed to inviting people to faith in Christ, caring for those in need, standing against injustice and with the oppressed, working to protect and preserve the resources of God's creation, and welcoming into our fellowship all who seek the Lord.

Our Mission of Discipleship- To be Christian is to be a disciple, a follower of Jesus in everyday life.   We are committed to becoming and making disciples who express their obedience to Jesus Christ in their everyday life and in the life of the local church.

www.nazarene.org: General Denominational Site

www.ncodistrict.org: Denominational District Site