Welcome to
West Bend First Church of God

We are Wesleyan Holiness Arminian in our understanding that mankind has been endowed with free will and is responsible to participate in choosing salvationWe proclaim that Jesus died for everyone and that anyone who repents and accepts the sacrifice of Christ on the cross for the forgiveness of their sins is saved.

We further believe that since we have free will to accept or reject salvation, our free will also allows us to choose to disobey and reject God’s will, thereby forfeiting salvation.

As Wesleyan Holiness Arminians with free(d) will, we are called to live our lives as a reflection of the Holy God who created us, the sinless Savior that died for us, and the Holy Spirit that infills us.

We believe that holiness is lived out daily and is relational and therefore informs and impacts how we treat every person. This theological commitment addresses the power to live with victory over sin. We are not still prisoners to a sinful nature, but by the strength of the Holy Spirit in our life we are able to overcome temptation and sin.

Trinitarian theology strikes at the most foundational question of religion: “Who is God?” The doctrine of the Trinity means that there is one God who eternally exists as three distinct Personsthe Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Stated differently, God is one in essence and three in person. These definitions express three crucial truths:

The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are distinct Persons. Each Person is fully God. There is only one God.

The Church of God holds to the teaching that all of the Bible’s 66 books are writings by authors who were inspired by Godand that as such the Bible is the authoritative word of God that guides our daily lives and gives us understanding and godly wisdom. While some would suggest that these 66 books are simply a collection of stories of people who loved God and served Him and their interpretation of their God journey, we would declare that the messages of the Bible are inspired and trustworthy for guiding our lives.

The creation story unfolds with such a powerful display of God’s forethought in all that God created. But in one final act of sovereignty and creation the triune Godhead declares there will be one more distinct living being“humankind, created in our image!” From creation forward, God has had a different relationship, connection, and role with this “Imago Dei” than with any other part of His creation. Grasping this theological understanding and being committed to the implications of this truth changes how we see every other person!

The Kingdom of God is probably one of the most common themes discussed and preached, and one of the least truly understood or lived out fully. The Church of God has an Amillennial view of the Kingdom of God.

The King has already won the battle, on Calvary and over death and the grave, and therefore, the Kingdom is reigning here and now, and as such, Kingdom citizens fully have the power to live victoriously in Christ daily. We do not teach a future battle or that Christ will set up a throne on earth for a certain number of years. Rather, Jesus has won the battle, and His throne is in the heart of those who receive His salvation and follow Him in discipleship.

We are called by God to live in unity with our brothers and sisters in Christ. Not culture, nor ethnicity, gender, or age should separate us or prevent us from being fully embraced by one anotherand allowing every person to fully utilize the gifts and callings that God has invested in them.