We believe in one triune God,

- Who created all things good;

- Who longs for a personal relationship with each human being;

- Who values the least, last, outcast, and forsaken;

- Who hurts when we turn away from others;

- Who laments our sin;

- Who calls us back to Him when we have turned away;

- Who greets us like a father sprinting toward a wayward son.

We believe in Jesus Christ, the incarnate Word of God,

- Who is our truest expression of God’s love;

- Who is the clearest picture of a life that pleases God;

- Who had compassion on the weak and the lost;

- Who challenged and called all to a faithful way of life;

- Who bridges the gap that our sin creates between us and God.

We believe in the Holy Spirit,

- Who calls us into Christ’s body;

- Who prompts and leads us into right and holy paths;

- Who uplifts us that we might show forth hope to a troubled world.

We believe in one holy Church;

- Where people are joined with Christ’s “called out ones” in this world;

- Where we find the good news of Christ proclaimed;

- Where we are fed on the holy Word of God;

- Where our lives find hope, promise, and purpose;

- Where we unite in Christ’s name in serving God’s creation.