Trinity

The Wesleyan Church affirms the classical Christian doctrine of the Trinity: one God eternally existing as three co-equal, co-eternal persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This doctrine is central to Wesleyan theology and is affirmed in the church's Discipline and official statements. The church holds that this mystery is grounded in Scripture and has been preserved through the historic creeds of Christendom.

Wesleyan theology, drawing from both Augustine's Western tradition and the broader ecumenical consensus, understands the Trinity not merely as an abstract metaphysical doctrine but as the foundation of Christian salvation and the life of prayer. The Holy Spirit's role as sanctifier and the Spirit's relationship to the Father and Son are particularly emphasized in Wesleyan pneumatology, which stresses the indwelling Spirit's empowering work in making believers holy.