Our Church’s Statement of Faith
We believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
begotten from the Father before all ages,
God from God,
Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made;
of the same essence as the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven;
he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit
and was made human.
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered and was buried.
The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again with glory
to judge the living and the dead.
His kingdom will never end.
And we believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life.
He proceeds from the Father and the Son,
and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified.
We affirm that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity,
proceeding from the Father and Son and equal in deity.
We affirm that there is one church, the body and bride of Christ,
and that it is expressed in local assemblies of
baptized believers under the discipline of
the Word of God and the lordship of Christ.
Its mission is to glorify God by making disciples who
love God and love people.
We look forward to the resurrection of the dead,
and to life in the world to come. Amen.