Statement of Faith

1. A belief in the Triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; three distinct Persons co-equal in Glory and
   co-eternal in majesty and of one substantial Godhead, such that there are not three gods but one God.
2. A belief in the Holy Scriptures as divine revelation, inerrantly inspired (theopneustos) by God, carrying
   the full measure of His authority, containing all things necessary to salvation, and to be submitted to in
   all matters of faith and practice of life.
3. A belief in the One Savior and mediator of mankind, Jesus Christ, who in His person is both fully God
   and fully man; of one substance with the Father as regards His Godhead, and at the same time of one
   substance with us as regards His manhood.
4. A belief in the perfect obedience of Christ, His true and actual suffering, His substitutionary and atoning
   death on the cross, and His bodily resurrection and ascension as the only means given for our salvation
   and reconciliation with God.
5. A belief in faith alone as the only grounds for the merits of Christ being imputed to us for our
   justification before God (justification by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone).
6. Baptism in the Name of the Trinity is normative for those professing such faith, and is not to be withheld
   from young children, as is most agreeable with the institution of Christ.
7. A belief in the consummate return of Jesus Christ in glory to judge the living and the dead, and a belief
   in the bodily resurrection of the dead and their entrance into either eternal damnation or everlasting
   blessedness.
8. A belief in the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church as those souls that have been redeemed entirely
   by the work of Christ and called out of bondage into freedom, out of darkness into light, out of error into
   truth, out of death into eternal life.
9. A belief that the visible Church is best organized under the historic and biblical offices of Bishop,
   Presbyter, and Deacon; and that the Church exists to worship the Triune God and to lift up the Savior
   Jesus Christ before all people through the faithful preaching and teaching of the Gospel, through prayer,
   and through the faithful administration of the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper (Holy
   Communion or the Eucharist).
10. A belief in the historic Nicene, Apostles, and Athanasian creeds of the Church as accurate
    representations of the essence of the Christian faith, and in the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Anglican
    Church as a coherent and concise expression of Anglican doctrine.

Further:

11. We believe Christians are called beyond mere church membership to the lifelong journey of
    discipleship, learning to faithfully live what God has revealed about us
    (Matthew 7:24-29; Mark 8:34-36; Galatians 5:22);
12. We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking
    His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ.
    (Acts 3:19-21; Rom 10:9-10; 1 Cor 6:9-11).
13. We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity.
    (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31). Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual in
    private or in public (including social media platforms) are to be repudiated and are not in accord with
    Scripture nor the doctrines of Holy Trinity Anglican Church.
14. We believe all people are created in the image of God, who wonderfully and immutably creates each
    person as genetically male or female. These two distinct complementary genders reflect the image and
    nature of God (Gen. 1:26-27). Rejection of one’s biological sex is in conflict with this created-ness and
    is inconsistent with our beliefs;
15. In the Church, we believe marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in Holy Matrimony, a
    single, exclusive, lifelong union, as delineated in Scripture (Gen 2:18-25; Mark 10:1-9). This
    covenanted relationship signifies to us the mystery of the union between Christ and his Church,
    reconciling and re-uniting two complements.
16. God’s good intention for us is that sexual intimacy is to occur only between a man and a woman who
    have entered into this marriage covenant (1 Cor. 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb. 13:4). For the blessing and protection
    of the bond of marriage, our families, and particularly our children, God has commanded that no sexual
    activity be engaged in outside of marriage (as previously defined as being between a man and a woman);
17. Because God is the one who has ordained and ordered marriage according to His good purposes, the
    Parish will only recognize and solemnize a marriage that is between a man and a woman. Further, the
    clergy and staff of this Parish shall only serve in weddings and solemnize marriages between one man
    and one woman, both holding faith in Christ, and having been baptized in the name of the Trinity. The
    facilities and property of the Parish shall only host weddings between one man and one woman;
18. All baptized Christians, men and women, possess the Holy Spirit and are gifted for vital and crucial
    ministries within the life of the church. Based on Biblical warrant, catholic order, and apostolic tradition,
    Holy Trinity will permit only certain qualified men to serve in the office of priest
    (1 Tim. 3:2; Titus 1:6).
19. God, and not man, is the creator of human life. The unjustified taking of life is sinful. Therefore, all
    members, leaders, and clergy will promote and respect the sanctity of every human life from conception
    to natural death (Gen. 9:6; Ex. 20:13; Ps. 139:13-16; Didache 2.2).

Finally:

20. This statement of faith does not exhaust the extent of our beliefs. The Bible is the trustworthy Word of
    God that speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of humankind.
    For purposes of the Parish, in faith, doctrine, practice, policy, and discipline, the bishop is the final
    interpretive authority on matters of doctrine and their application;
21. In order to preserve the function and integrity of the Parish as the local Body of Christ, and to provide a
    biblical role model to both parishioners and the community, it is imperative that all persons serving as
    leaders or teachers of the parish in any capacity, agree to abide by this Statement of Faith, which serves
    as a condition of being appointed to or remaining in office.
    (Matt. 5:16; Phil. 2:14-16; 1 Thess. 5:22);
22. We celebrate and stand for the unchanging truth of the gospel as centered in the grace of Jesus Christ, in
    the gift of biblical revelation, and the moral vision expressed in historic, Anglican Christianity.