What We Believe

If you have been part of any church for any length of time you will soon discover that not everyone believes the same things.

And so, in talking about what “we” believe, you should understand this to mean at least the Minister and keys leaders of the church. We welcome people who believe different things and hope that those people and their beliefs are respected. The following beliefs then are those that are promoted by the Minister and key leaders and what drives the things that we do as a church.

We are a Christian Church

We believe in one God who has revealed himself supremely through his Son, the Lord Jesus. To know God the Father, we must put our trust in his Son and his death for our sins. The chief work of God the Holy Spirit is to draw people to faith in Christ.

We are an Evangelical Church

We believe that the Bible is God’s word and is therefore our authority in all matters of faith and conduct. In all our activities we seek to listen to and obey God’s word in Scripture. We also aim to proclaim the Bible’s wonderful message of salvation through Christ to as many people as possible.

We are an Anglican Church

We stand in the tradition of the Anglican Reformers of the 16th Century, affirming with them the great truths which were rediscovered at the time of the Reformation, such as the sovereignty of God in salvation, justification by faith alone, and salvation in Christ alone. As such we subscribe to the historical creeds (Apostles and Nicene) as well as the 39 Articles of Faith (you can find these statements at www.anglicansonline.org/basics/what_believe.html)