In his book Why I Am a United Methodist, our Bishop William Willimon writes:

I find that United Methodism has five great gifts to offer our troubled, but still blessed and beloved-by-God world:

(1) Stress on the need for a personal, experienced relationship with Christ.
(We can know Christ, not just know about him.)

(2) The need for structure, discipline, and form in meeting the challenges of living a Christian life today. (Some things are too important to be left to chance.)

(3) The importance of lifelong journey and self-examination, assisted by others, in developing our lives in Christ.
(We can grow and be better people than we are right now.)

(4) The refusal to separate spiritual needs from human, material needs.
(God loves whole persons, not just detached "souls".)

(5) The stress upon the church, its proclamation, sacraments, and other "ordinary means of grace" against our rampant individualism and subjectivism.
(Religion — the Christian one, that is — is not a private affair.)
 
Here’s another summary of Methodist beliefs by our pastor Mitchell Williams:

WE BELIEVE IN
... the Living God – Christianity is a vital relationship with God through Christ made real in us by the Holy Spirit.

...God's love – first as a gift rather than a wage that is earned; then as a demand to respond with love toward God and others; and finally as a power to become more like Jesus.

...Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord – Christ not only saves us from anything that would enslave or destroy our inmost selves, he is also our "boss," the one we want to please.

...a balance of heart and head – The love of God does move us emotionally. But we do not accept everything that “feels” right, nor are we asked to believe in nonsense. God gave us a heart and brains. We strive to use both.

...the Bible as the guide of our lives – We strive for the Bible to connect us with THE Word of God — Jesus.

...certain means of grace – That is, we find that God continually uses the Lord’s Supper and Baptism to give us gifts of the Spirit. Yes, God is in everything, but we are more likely to encounter God when we are praying (for instance) than when we are not.

...disciplined living – We “press on” to ever more faithful lives. If we fail to be committed, we remain shallow and fearful. We don’t try to be Christian, we train to be apprentices. We want to be less a part of the problem and more a part of the solution.

...doing this together – We are stronger and wiser in union with others who can encourage and challenge us in following Jesus.