The Apostles’ Creed

The Apostles’ Creed is a statement of what we believe.

It unites us with the whole Anglican Communion and with Christians worldwide.

It is short but powerful, containing key points of our faith:

The Trinity – describes the unique nature of God as one God, existing as three, equally divine ‘persons’.
That God created heaven and earth.
The unique life of Jesus as the Father’s Son: his death, rising and ascension into heaven. The expectation that he will return.
The presence of the Holy Spirit in our world.
What all this means for believers (saints) and the life of the worldwide (catholic) church.

The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

I believe 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,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come 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.

The Trinity

The Trinity is a paradox, and scholars have attempted to explain it throughout Christian history. The Bible Project offers a video that might help you start to form an idea of the Trinity.

The Nicene Creed

The Nicene Creed is a longer statement of our faith, agreed by the First Council of Nicaea in 325AD. You can read it here.

At the 2025 General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church, in the year of the Creed’s 1700th anniversary, The Revd Canon Prof Charlotte Methuen offered some thoughts on the Creed to engender discussion. You can watch a recording below.