What We Believe
Statement of Faith
We believe in God, the eternal spirit,
Who is made known to us in Jesus, our brother,
and to whose deeds we testify:
God calls the worlds into being,
creates humankind in the divine image,
and sets before us the ways of life and death.
God seeks in holy love to save all people from aimlessness and sin.
God judges all nations and all humanity
by that will of righteousness
declared through prophets and apostles.
In Jesus Christ, the Man of Nazareth,
our crucified and risen Lord,
God has come to us and shared our common lot,
conquering sin and death
and reconciling the whole creation to its Creator.
God bestows upon us the Holy Spirit,
creating and renewing the church of Jesus Christ,
Binding in covenant faithful people of all ages, tongues and races.
God calls us into the Church
To accept the cost and joy of discipleship,
To be servants in the service of the whole human family, To proclaim the gospel to all the world
and resist the powers of evil,
To share in Christ’s baptism and eat at his table,
To join him in his passion and victory.
God promises to all who trust in the gospel
Forgiveness of sins and fullness of grace,
Courage in the struggle for justice and peace,
The presence of the Holy Spirit in trial and rejoicing,
And eternal life in that kingdom which has no end.
Blessing and honor, glory and power be unto God. Amen.
The statement of faith was originally written and adopted by the United Church of Christ in 1959, revised in 1976 by Robert V. Moss, Jr., President of the United Church of Christ 1969-1976, and commended for use and study by the Eleventh General Synod.