In our public and individual worship times - whether praying, reading, singing, giving, listening, or responding - we are not ashamed to clearly state our beliefs. We believe confessing our faith glorifies God, enriches our worship, and consistently grounds us in timeless Scriptural truths. In times past, Christians have taken the time and effort to write formal “Confessions of Faith,” stating clearly and unequivocally what they believe to be accurate, as God has revealed to us in Scripture. We use these statements (wholly or partially) in our worship services and encourage you to do so on your own, too.

GATEWAY COMMUNITY CHURCH’S CONFESSION OF FAITH

(the official governing statement of belief for our local church body)

We also find these resources to be helpful in providing clarity on a number of other Christian beliefs.

• NEW CITY CATECHISM (a general introduction to historic Christian beliefs in a “question and answer” format [hence the word ‘catechism’]; also very family-friendly) Book, PDF, Kid-Friendly Flashcards

• BAPTIST FAITH & MESSAGE 2000 (specific beliefs that serve as guidelines for cooperation among Southern Baptist Churches)

• THE ABSTRACT OF PRINCIPLES 1858 (the governing doctrinal statement for the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary)

• NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFESSION OF FAITH 1833 (the doctrinal basis for Baptists as missionary-sending churches)

• PHILADELPHIA CONFESSION OF FAITH 1742 (one of the oldest American Baptist statements of belief)

• THE CHALCEDONIAN CREED 451 (the statement of Christian belief that acknowledges both Jesus’ true deity AND true humanity)

• THE NICENE CREED 325 (the statement of Christian belief that acknowledges Jesus’ true deity)

• THE APOSTLES' CREED (the most ancient of Christian statements of belief, dating from the second century AD)