Rules of conduct, detailed in the Membership Covenant, spell out practical guidelines for living a truly holy life. In this way, walk and talk match up. Social concern Our Methodist heritage is lived out in social sensitivity, in Christian love shown through compassion and service. The Free Methodist Church believes that Christianity and education go together. B.T. Roberts, a founder of Free Methodism, also started its first school, Chili Seminary, now Roberts Wesleyan College in North Chili, New York.
Today there are six more church-related schools of higher education.
Concern for quality Christian education is also reflected in local churches through Sunday school classes and midweek programs for all ages. Winning people to Christ is at the heart of all that Free Methodist people do. Evangelism involves honest concern for others. The Free Methodist Church has an aggressive plan for reaching people for Christ and planting new churches. The mission statement declares that the church is to make known to people everywhere God's message of good news.