Church Creeds

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The Creeds

Explore the foundational statements of Christian faith through our dedicated sites.

The Ecumenical Creeds

Accepted across Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant traditions — these three creeds form the bedrock of historic Christian confession.

The Modern Era Creeds

Though God’s word never changes, society does and new things arise that need to be addressed. These are some modern era creeds writen to address modern era needs or societal misunderstandings within the Church.

Confessions & Catechisms

The Reformed confessions and catechisms provide more detailed summaries of biblical doctrine for teaching, worship, and Church life.

What is a Creed?

The word creed comes from the Latin credo — “I believe.” Creeds are concise statements of essential Christian doctrine, developed by the Church to summarize Scripture, guard against heresy, and unite believers in common confession. They are not additions to Scripture, but faithful summaries of what Scripture teaches. As the Apostle Paul urged Timothy: “Guard the good deposit entrusted to you.” (2 Timothy 1:14)

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Network of Sites

Below is a list of the sites that will be developed over time with specific information regarding each creed, confession, accord and catechism. As the site goes live, the link below will become clickable and a new blog will be posted about the site.

Overview Sites

  • – churchcreeds.com
  • – confessionsoffaith.com
  • – ecumenicalcreeds.com
  • – ecumenicalconfession.com
  • – comparethecreeds.com

Specific Creed Sites

  • – anglicanconfession.com
  • – athanasiancreed.com
  • – apostlescreed.info
  • – augsburgconfession.info
  • – belgicconfession.net
  • – canonsofdort.com
  • – chalcedoniancreed.com
  • – heidelbergcatechism.net
  • – lutheranconfession.com
  • – methodistconfession.com
  • – modernconfession.com
  • – nicenecreed.info
  • – reformedconfession.com
  • – thesecularcreed.com
  • – unitycreed.org
  • – westminsterconfession.net