Asbury is a church that believes that all are called to be in ministry and service for Christ in the world. The members of Asbury are committed to serving the Lord through our prayers, presence, gifts, service and witness as we strive to live out God’s special calling on each of our lives.

At the center of our life together as a community of faith, we hold to certain beliefs as followers of Christ. These truths are central to our identity, our mission and ministry. They are a vital part of who we are as Christ's disciples.

We believe in God, the Father Almighty, who created both the heavens and the earth.

In Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, fully human and fully divine, who died for our sins and was raised on the third day and now lives and reigns at the right hand of God.

That by faith alone we are saved, receiving that saving grace by being born again as we enter into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. 

In the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.

In the resurrection and the life everlasting.

That we are to love the Lord, our God, with all our heart, mind, soul and strength.

That we are called to love our neighbor as ourselves.

That the Church is the body of Christ here on earth through which we are called to serve the Lord.

That we are called to support the church through our prayers, presence, gifts, service and witness.

That our faith is grounded in the Bible, illuminated by our experience of God, supported by reason and upheld by tradition.

We consider ourselves a big family! We believe in radical hospitality, making sure that people feel at home. But most importantly, we are a congregation that longs to know God more and be like Jesus each day.

We are a Christ-centered congregation. Jesus is at the center of everything we do!

It is our hope that all who come will encounter Jesus in a special way.

Who was Asbury?

Francis Asbury was born August 20, 1745, in Hamstead Bridge, Staffordshire, England into a working-class Methodist family. He dropped out of school before he was 12 to work as a blacksmith's apprentice. By the time he was 14, he had been "awakened" in the Christian faith. He and his mother attended Methodist meetings, where soon he began to preach; he was appointed a full-time Methodist preacher by the time he was 21.

In 1771, at a gathering of Methodist ministers, John Wesley asked, "Our brethren in America call aloud for help. Who are willing to go over and help them?" Asbury volunteered.

During his 45-year ministry in America, he traveled on horseback or in carriage an estimated 300,000 miles, delivering some 16,500 sermons. He was so well-known in America that letters addressed to "Bishop Asbury, United States of America" were delivered to him. And the result of all this labor and fame? He put American Methodism on the denominational map.

When Asbury landed in Philadelphia in October 1771, there were about a thousand Methodists in America. Within days, he hit the road preaching but pushed himself so hard that he fell ill that winter. This was the beginning of a pattern: over the next 45 years, he suffered from colds, coughs, fevers, severe headaches, ulcers, and eventually chronic rheumatism, which forced him off his horse and into a carriage. Yet he continued to preach.

Though a school dropout, Asbury launched five schools. He also promoted "Sunday schools," in which children were taught reading, writing, and arithmetic.

Asbury pushed himself to the end. After preaching what was to be his last sermon, he was so weak he had to be carried to his carriage. By then, though, Methodism had grown under his leadership from 1,200 to 214,235 members and 700 ordained preachers. Thus Asbury became known as the “Father of American Methodism”.

How would our community look like if we followed Francis Asbury’s example of ministry, love, passion, work, and dedication?