Statement of Faith for Saint Jude Anglican Mission

Saint Jude Anglican Mission stands within the historic Christian faith. We confess the faith handed down through the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the teaching of the undivided Church, including the first seven ecumenical councils.

We believe in one eternal God, the Maker of heaven and earth, who lives and reigns forever as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God created all things, rules over all things, and is bringing his holy purpose to completion in the world and in his Church.

We believe the Holy Scriptures are given by God through the work of the Holy Spirit and the witness of human authors. The Bible reveals God’s truth for our salvation, faith, worship, and life. When Scripture is faithfully read and rightly understood, it calls us to trust, obey, repent, and hope in the Lord.

We believe every person is made in the image of God and is therefore worthy of dignity, compassion, and respect. We also believe that every person stands in need of God’s mercy. Sin has wounded the human heart, broken our fellowship with God, and damaged our relationships with one another. Yet God, in his love, calls us to repentance and offers reconciliation through Jesus Christ.

We believe that salvation is the gift of God through Jesus Christ alone. The eternal Son of God became truly human, lived in perfect obedience, died for our sins, rose bodily from the dead, ascended in glory, and reigns as Lord. He alone is the mediator between God and humanity. We are forgiven, justified, and restored to God by grace through faith, not by our own goodness or effort.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who dwells within the people of God. The Spirit leads us into truth, opens our hearts to Scripture, forms us in holiness, and strengthens the Church for worship, witness, and service. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are given for the building up of the Body of Christ and for the work God gives his people to do.

We believe in one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church, the Body of Christ, gathered from every nation and people. The Church exists to worship the living God, proclaim the gospel, make disciples, celebrate the Sacraments, teach the faith, serve those in need, seek peace, and bear witness to the kingdom of God.

We believe the local church is a living fellowship of disciples, not simply a building or a weekly gathering. At Saint Jude Anglican Mission, we are called to pray together, worship together, learn together, break bread together, serve together, and walk with one another as brothers and sisters in Christ. No one is meant to follow Jesus alone.

We believe every person who comes among us should be met with kindness, patience, and Christian love. We welcome the lifelong believer, the weary believer, the returning believer, the seeker, the wounded, the doubtful, and the one who is simply curious. Our welcome does not mean that we set aside the teaching of Scripture. It means that we seek to receive others as Christ has received us, with grace, truth, humility, and mercy.

We believe that as the Father sent the Son, so Jesus Christ sends his Church into the world. Therefore, Saint Jude Anglican Mission is called to make Christ known in word and deed, to proclaim the gospel of grace, to form disciples, to care for those in need, to seek righteousness and peace, and to live as a visible sign of God’s love for the world.