What We Believe

We Are Wesleyans

The Church of the Nazarene is a Protestant Christian church in the Wesleyan Holiness tradition. Organized in 1908, the denomination is now home to about 2.3 million members worshiping in more than 29,000 local congregations in 159 world areas.

Our Mission

The mission of the Church of the Nazarene is to make Christlike disciples in the nations.

History of the Nazarene Church

Throughout the Bible and in the life and example of Jesus, God identifies with and assists the poor, the oppressed, and those in society who cannot speak for themselves. In the same way, we, too, are called to identify with and to enter into solidarity with the poor (Nazarene Manual, 28.3).

The Table is Set for All

Our Statement of Inclusion

The Euclid Board and pastoral leadership have drafted and adopted the following statement of inclusion:

We, the congregation of the Euclid Community Church of the Nazarene, are a community that gathers around God’s table in worship every week, a table that has been set for all. We foster a climate of purposeful inclusion, an environment where every person, as image-bearer of God, can feel safe, valued, cared for, and given an opportunity to form meaningful connections within the community. Systems of power, privilege, and oppression within the church have created and continue to create barriers for persons and groups that the white majority has perceived as “other.”

We repent of any harm our Church, past or present, has done to cause pain and trauma to minority communities within our city and beyond.

We pledge to do all we can to replace such barriers with ever-widening circles of solidarity and mutual respect; we strive to be a congregation that truly welcomes all persons.

We commit to structuring congregational life in ways that empower and enhance everyone’s participation.

We recognize and praise the diversity of God’s image in humanity, a diversity which includes differences in sex, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, legal status, range of abilities, financial means, education, and political perspective.

These beliefs and practices apply to all of the activities of our congregation; they inform all of our decisions, including our employment decisions, and the calling, installations, and retention of our ministers and staff.