In the early centuries of its existence, the Christian Church formulated creeds in order to pull together biblical teachings, particularly about the Holy Trinity and the person of Jesus Christ. This was also done to confess Biblical truth in opposition to various heresies which arose during those same early years. The most famous of these early confessions are the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed, regularly confessed by Christians at worship to this day, and the lesser known Athanasian Creed.

We at Hope regularly confess our Christian faith in the words of these three ecumenical creeds. "Creed" is from the Latin word "credo" meaning "I believe." To call these three creeds "ecumenical" means that the teachings they express are accepted and confessed by Christians the world over, regardless of denomination.

Use the links below to explore each creed in more detail.

The Apostles Creed

The Nicene Creed

The Athanasian Creed