• As a United Methodist Church we don't believe that we have any exclusive doctrines or beliefs.  We have no affirmations or beliefs that conflict with most other Christian groups. However United Methodists do claim some of the following emphases in matters of faith and belief:

• We believe in the primacy of Holy Scripture, and that we attempt to grasp its meaning through an understanding of tradition, our personal experience, and through our ability to reason and think.  
• We believe that Jesus Christ is the unique Savior and eternal Son.  We believe that Jesus is both fully human and fully divine, that through His death on the cross we are offered the gift of forgiveness and eternal life, and through his bodily resurrection we are offered a new life, full of grace and love.   
• We believe that God's grace is available and sufficient for all and we lead with grace.
• We believe in the essential unity of our faith and our works as being vital to our spiritual lives.  
• We believe that our salvation is both personal and social in nature.
• We believe in seeking a holiness of heart as well as a faithful living expression of our lives.
• We believe that we share a cooperative ministry with our communites as well as the world and that we work through a system of connectionalism with other people of faith.  
• We believe that there needs to be a direct link between what we believe and how we live and act in the world.  
• We believe that Baptism ushers us into the Christian community, that it can be practiced by several different methods, but that it only needs to occur only once in a person's lifetime.  There is no need to be re-baptized.  We do offer many opportunites for people to re-commit their lives however.  
• We believe that Holy Communion should be available to all who want to participate and so we practice an "open-table" approach.  
• We believe that as children of God our hearts our minds and our doors need to be open to everyone around us.
• We believe that when a person wishes to join our church they need to be ready to faithfully participate in its ministries by their prayers, presence, gifts, service, and their witness of faith in the world.   

Purpose Statement
Share We share the message and story of Jesus. We share the message of Jesus: that God loves all people and desires for us to respond to God’s love with faith and love. We share the story of Jesus’ teachings, life, death, and resurrection.

We also share God’s blessings with others. We generously share our wealth, possessions, and blessings with those in need. We strive to help to feed the hungry, mend the broken hearted, and strengthen the poor in spirit.

Disciple We make and become more faithful disciples. We make disciples by mentoring and guiding others in their journeys with God. We offer learning, faith-inspiring, and growing opportunities.

We strive to become more faithful disciples by attending worship, Sunday school, Bible studies, and other faith-building opportunities. We commit ourselves to the personal spiritual disciplines of Bible reading, praying, and worshipping.

Serve We serve our church and others in the name of Jesus Christ. We serve our Willow View United Methodist Church by being active in servant ministries and volunteering at Willow View. We take on tasks and duties that others do not want all for the sake of God’s Kingdom.

We serve others by being active in local, state, and national civic clubs and organizations and by doing the work of ministry. We understand that we are God’s feet, hands, and voice in our world.

Mission Statement
As believers in Christ, we are called to be in mission. The mission of Willow View United Methodist Church is to make and equip disciples by extending the friendly welcome of Christ and then providing various groups that nurture faith, friendship, support, learning, and participation. This empowers the person to represent Christ in the world, thus, bringing the Kingdom of God to completion.

Through the love of Christ, Willow View accepts individuals whatever their condition in life. Our church’s ultimate goal is to bring each person to abundant life, to build up the Body of Christ by enabling all Christians to become like Jesus in terms of character and servant ministry. Our church is the channel of God’s grace, which births and strengthens our relationships with our Lord and each other.