What We Believe

We Believe in God

We believe in the traditional understanding of the Triune God. “God in three persons, blessed Trinity.” That is, that the God who created all things was revealed especially through Jesus, the Son, who preached that God’s kingdom has come near and is in our midst, even now. We believe that God’s Spirit leads us and guides us in how to live and enlivens in all things.

We Believe in God's Kingdom

We believe that the primary teaching of Jesus is that God’s Kingdom has come near and that, even now, God’s kingdom may be evident in acts of love, mercy, forgiveness, and grace. Yet, we live in an imperfect world that is not there yet. Far from it. Therefore, we believe at some time, God will complete what was begun in Jesus in the flesh through what has traditionally been known as the Second Coming of Christ.

We Believe in Salvation

We believe that salvation is by grace, through faith in Jesus and is available to all persons. No ritual, work, or any other activity is required in order to be saved. This saving grace of God also makes us more holy, more like Christ, by enabling us to live a holy and grace-filled life. God’s work in us produces the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). Salvation is a gift from God that enables us to live in right relationship with God, for now and for ever.

The Bible reveals to us God’s profound love for us through the story of the Hebrew people, Jesus Christ, and the early church. All that is necessary for salvation is found there, though most of us at Windsor Hills accept that modern biblical scholarship is a great help for our understanding and our growth towards God.

We Believe in The Church

Though the church is imperfect, filled with imperfect people, we believe that the Church is how God has chosen to reach out to the world, which is badly in need of hearing of the message of God’s love, mercy, and grace for all people. At Windsor Hills UMC, you will find people who love God, love one another and love neighbors, but yet do not always agree with one another. Interestingly, though in the world around us, people who disagree with one another cannot love one another or even speak with one another, we do! Human institutions of any kind cannot save us, but Christ alone.

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Our Team

  • A smiling woman with shoulder-length brown hair sitting at a round wooden table with a laptop in front of her.

    Rev. Jennifer Fletcher

    Lead Pastor

  • A smiling man with short hair wearing a blue polo shirt and a dark cardigan, seated at a desk with an open book, in front of a wooden bookshelf with framed pictures.

    Rev. Don Thrasher

    Assistant Pastor / Deacon for Senior Adult Ministries

  • An older woman with glasses and blonde hair, wearing a floral-patterned jacket, standing next to a black Yamaha piano in a church or worship space.

    Karen Jones Harwood

    Music Director/Organist

  • A man with dark hair and a beard, wearing a checkered button-up shirt, smiling at the camera against a plain light-colored background.

    Todd Creasy

    Treasurer

  • A smiling elderly man with glasses, wearing a gray sweater standing indoors against a plain light-colored wall.

    Jay Fulk

    Sexton

  • A woman with long brown hair, glasses, and a black sweater sitting on a striped red, black, and beige bench indoors, with a large green plant and a beige brick wall in the background.

    Grace Frydenger

    Director of Young People’s Ministries

  • Rhonda Casey

    Director of Communications & Administration

  • Matt Simpson

    Audio Video Technician

  • Judy Green

    Windsor Hills Tour Director

  • Brianna Coon

    Childcare Worker