A United Methodist is someone who has

• believed Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and pledged allegiance to His Kingdom,
• professed the Christian faith as contained in the Old and New Testaments,
• promised to live a Christian life and remain a faithful member of the Church,
• pledged to be loyal to the United Methodist Church and support her with presence, prayer, gift, and service.

Four simple vows can lead to a life of service and of joy sustained by the courage and wisdom God grants to those who seek to live as disciples of Jesus Christ.

United Methodists share a common heritage with other Christians

• conviction that God has mercy and love for all people
• belief in a triune God: father, Son and Holy Spirit
• faith in the mystery of salvation through Jesus Christ.

In these and many other ways Methodism affirms, within "the communion of saints," a oneness in Christ Jesus.

United Methodists guide their belief on quadrilateral base:

• Scripture
• Tradition
• Experience
• Reason