Common Christian Creeds

  • Apostles' Creed

    I believe in God the Father Almighty,

    maker of heaven and earth;

    And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,

    who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

    born of the Virgin Mary,

    suffered under Pontius Pilate,

    was crucified, died, and was buried;

    he descended to the dead.

    On the third day he rose again;

    he ascended into heaven,

    is seated at the right hand of the Father,

    and will come again to judge the living and the dead.

    I believe in the Holy Spirit,

    the holy catholic church,

    the communion of saints,

    the forgiveness of sins,

    the resurrection of the body

    and the life everlasting. Amen.

  • Statement of Faith of the United Church of Canada

    We are not alone,

    we live in God’s world.

    We believe in God:

    who has created and is creating,

    who has come in Jesus,

    the Word made flesh,

    to reconcile and make new,

    who works in us and others

    by the Spirit.

    We trust in God.

    We are called to be the Church:

    to celebrate God’s presence,

    to live with respect in Creation,

    to love and serve others,

    to seek justice and resist evil,

    to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen,

    our judge and our hope.

    In life, in death, in life beyond death,

    God is with us.

    We are not alone.

    Thanks be to God.

  • John Wesley's Covenant Prayer

    “I am no longer my own, but thine.

    Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt.

    Put me to doing, put me to suffering.

    Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee,

    exalted for thee or brought low for thee.

    Let me be full, let me be empty.

    Let me have all things, let me have nothing.

    I freely and heartily yield all things

    to thy pleasure and disposal.

    And now, O glorious and blessed God,

    Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

    thou art mine, and I am thine. So be it.

    And the covenant which I have made on earth,

    let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.”