Anabaptist Churches are over 500+ years old, Therefore they are not only tried and tested, but biblical. Contemporary Anabaptist churches are simply the same beliefs concerning Jesus Christ, just not bound by a historical traditions.
As a new church with a rich history*, some people may not know about our beliefs and practices. Anabaptism is less focused on making creedal statements that can divide and separate people. Instead, we emphasizes a collective life of discipleship where beliefs inspire and shape convictions, provoking mission.
Acknowledging that people want to understand our basic beliefs, we have included a fundamental summary. These beliefs align with those found in almost any Biblical Christian Church.
What sets us apart is that Anabaptist are less of a denomination and more of a distinctive Christian worldview and philosophy embraced by a fellowship of believers united under Christ.
The principles mentioned below, while not intended to be exclusive, signify a distinctive and intensified focus within the Anabaptist tradition.
Practical Stuff – What does a Sunday Service look like?
Our services will look less like a Christian karaoke and more like a group of believers meeting in the home.
It consist of a communal meal each week as we all involved in the:
1. Sharing the word from God
2. Time of Listening and Prayer
3. Encourage and support
4. Multi-voice – Learning from one another
5. Multi-worship modes.
Example – Acts 2:42
The First Christian Church
“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.”
- The Divine inspiration and supreme authority of the Scriptures
- The Existence of One God in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
- The Deity and Incarnation of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God, the Second Person in the Holy Trinity.
- The fallen, sinful state of every individual.
- The salvation of mankind from through the Lord Jesus Christ, His atoning death, His resurrection and His ascension to the right hand of the Father.
- The work of the Holy Spirit in the regeneration of the individual in their sanctification and life as Christian.
- The necessity of the repentance towards God and of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
- The resurrection of the dead and the final judgement of all humanity by the Lord Jesus Christ.
- The Divine ordinances to be observed including Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
Baptism being the immersion of believers upon the profession of their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord’s Supper being a symbolic reminder, of the sacrifice of the body and blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.
In essence, contemporary Anabaptism is less preoccupied with the traditions that have evolved over centuries and more centered on navigating the challenges of the modern world while embodying the light that Jesus has called us to be in this world.
Our faith goes beyond merely acknowledging the divine inspiration of Scripture; we emphasize that Jesus is the living Word of God, representing the ultimate expression of God and His teachings for life and salvation. (John 1:1)
We believe that Jesus is the quintessential embodiment of God’s love and supreme example and guide in matters of faith and life. We not only comprehend salvation through Jesus but also regard Him as the supreme guide in matters of prayer, service, and various aspects of life. Our approach revolves around the question, “What did Jesus say, do, teach, and model, etc.?” We then strive to follow His example.
Central to our beliefs is Jesus’s profound teaching to love everyone, including our enemies, means that we believe in not just having a fostering a pacifist outlook but one of active peacemaking.
Anabaptists want to put into practice Jesus’ teaching, “Love your enemies”. This is more than “pacifism”. It involves initiating and participating in active peace-building work. Such vision for an environment in which ALL may flourish, and action to ensure it, is essential if we are serious about achieving justice, wholeness and a more equitable world for future generations.
His guidance on communal living and mutual assistance in both spiritual and practical realms inspires our commitment to a community – focused lifestyle.
- ‘Christianity’ is often associated with developments initiated by Jesus, his first disciples and the early church, and ‘Christendom’ with developments since the reign of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (306-337) after his conversion to the Christian faith making it an ‘institutionalised religion’.
- Did you know that the Anabaptists originated in the 1520s making it one of the first churches at the time of the Christian Reformation. Their choosing not to conform to a organised religion influenced by Christendom beliefs, and their simple reading of scripture, meant they were not looked favourably upon by catholic church and other denominations, for which they paid a high price.