What we Believe!

We believe in the only God who made the universe and everything in it as an act of love.

We believe that God made the human race to be capable of responding to that love,
and to care for creation and one another in his name and power.

We believe that God revealed himself in history through his covenant with the Jewish people,
and then most fully through the life of Jesus Christ his only Son.

We believe the Bible is the written record of that revelation which continues to unfold today in the hearts
and lives of Christian believers.

We believe that, by the death and resurrection of Jesus, God has wiped away the final effect
of sin and death on human lives.
The appearance of Jesus to his disciples after his resurrection confirms the promise that all who believe in him
will share in his eternal life.

We believe that Jesus is present with us even now, through faith and the work of his Holy Spirit.
It is the Spirit which empowers and inspires Christians to offer themselves in service to God
and others out of love for Jesus and in obedience to his commands.

We believe that the Christian Church is the visible sign of God’s reconciling love for humanity
and the world: a community of people whose lives have been transformed by encounter
and relationship with the risen Jesus, and who grow in love and faith together
to share these saving truths with others.

What we believe | The Church of England