Here at FUMC Lainer, we all live in the same faith even though we may wear different clothes, work different jobs, reside in different houses and drive different cars. This is where we plant the seeds of faith through our children’s and youth’s ministries. We encourage each other as to allow our faith to grow and reach out to the community, sharing the good news.

United Methodists are best known for a commitment to the basics of Christianity and by a Christian lifestyle, rather than by agreeing to a particular system of beliefs.

Some of the things United Methodists have in common with other Christians are their conviction that God has mercy, loves all people. We share in the belief in the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit). We believe in the salvation through Jesus Christ and the celebration of the sacraments.      

In these and many other ways, Methodism acknowledges the unity of all Christians in the Body of Christ. 

United Methodists share in the four main guidelines for belief that help us understand our faith, Scripture, Tradition, Experience and Reason.

We believe that baptism is the sacrament of initiation that joins us with the church and Christians everywhere. It symbolizes a new life and promise of God’s saving love and forgiveness for our sins. Whether you are an infant or an adult, you can be baptized only once in your life by using water which is a special symbol of baptism. We baptize with water by sprinkling, immersion, or pouring.