Having been a part of ministry in Lowell since 1903, Lowell First Church of the Nazarene joins with almost 2.5 million other Nazarenes globally to celebrate the Lord’s call to worship God in faithful love to God and to those God has placed around us. While we are the largest denomination in the classical Wesleyan-Holiness tradition, we celebrate the Kingdom of God that gathers all believers in grace and peace to the mission of Christ in our world. 

What makes the Church of the Nazarene and other Wesleyan denominations distinct in this common Kingdom call is our doctrine of entire sanctification. Nazarenes believe that God calls Christians to a life of holy living that is marked by an act of God, cleansing the heart from original sin and filling the individual with love for God and humankind. This experience is marked by entire consecration of the believer to do God's will and is followed by a life of seeking to serve God through service to others. Like salvation, entire sanctification is an act of God's grace, not of works. Our pursuant service to God, then, is an act of love whereby we show our appreciation for the grace that has been extended to us through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. 

These then are the beliefs Nazarenes hold to be true:

in one God—the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.