Baker City Church of the Nazarene
1250 Hughes Lane * Baker City, OR 97814 * (541)523-3533
Church office hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm * Fax: 523-5671
e-mail * Pastoral Staff
Core Beliefs
of the Baker City Church of the Nazarene
Christian
Holiness
Missional
The Church of the Nazarene is a Christian church. Each one should pray the A-B-C prayer: Admit your sin; Believe Christ died for you and Confess Jesus as Lord of your life. We believe the Bible gives us a clear picture of Jesus Christ and the way of saving faith. We celebrate life in Christ by the sacraments of Christian baptism and communion. We believe Christ has established this church to be the best expression of the "family of God." The Church of the Nazarene is a holiness church. We emphasize the power of the Holy Spirit to change a person's heart and life. Holiness is best described as Christ-likeness. We preach Christ. We believe Christ preached results in changed lives. The Church of the Nazarene is a missional church. We exist to fulfill Jesus' commission to go into the entire world and share the love of Jesus with all races in all places. We extend to those in need closest to us the love of Christ in tangible ways. We teach, live and breathe love for God and love for others in word and deed.
Summary of the
Articles of Faith
of the Church of the Nazarene
  1. We believe in one God, the Creator of all things, who reveals Himself as Father, son and Spirit.
  2. We believe in Jesus Christ, who is fully God and fully man at the same time, who became like us to bring about our salvation.
  3. We believe in the Holy Spirit, who is active in the world, bringing us to salvation.
  4. We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, giving us all we need to know about how to be saved.
  5. We believe that we are all sinners by both nature and act and need God's forgiveness and cleansing.
  6. We believe that Jesus Christ died on the Cross and that, by trusting in His death, we can be restored to a right relation to God.
  7. We believe that God has enabled us to turn to Him from sin but that He has not forced us to do so.
  8. We believe that each person must repent, turn away from sin, and trust Christ to accept him or her.
  9. We believe that when we turn from sin and trust in Christ, the old record of sin is wiped clean, and we are born anew, thus becoming part of the family of God.
  10. We believe that after being born anew, we need the fullness of God's Spirit in our hearts. When we make a complete commitment to Him, He cleanses our spirit, fills us with His perfect love, and gives us the power to live victoriously.
  11. We believe that the Church is the Body of Christ, carrying on His mission through the power of the Holy Spirit.
  12. We believe in baptism and urge people to be baptized as Christians.
  13. We believe in the Lord's supper.
  14. We believe that God can heal. We pray for healing. We also believe that He can work through medical science.
  15. We believe that Jesus Christ is coming again.
  16. We believe that everyone will face the judgment of God with its rewards and punishments.
A free book explaining our beliefs is available upon request.
Call the church to ask for your free copy of Articles of Faith.