What we believe

As a Church made up of Christians from various backgrounds and denominations, including those both new to the faith and those familiar with it, we aim to practice and model a generous orthodoxy around what we believe together.

Primary for Defiance Church is to  affirm with the church throughout the ages the Apostles Creed:

We believe in God the Father: Almighty Creator of heaven and earth.

We believe in Jesus Christ: God’s 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, He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

We 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.

And the Nicene Creed, 

We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, begotten from the Father before all ages, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made; of the same essence as the Father.

Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, and was made human. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried. The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead. His kingdom will never end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life. He proceeds from the Father and the Son, and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified. He spoke through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look forward to the resurrection of the dead, and to life in the world to come.
Amen.

We stand together with Christians everywhere across the centuries that have embraced these basic statements of faith. These creeds form the core expression of our faith. At Defiance Church, these creeds are foundational for how we understand and express the truth of God’s story today.