Our Faith

The Holy Apostolic Catholic Church of the East professes the ancient, apostolic, and orthodox (true teaching) faith handed down from the Holy Apostles and preserved through the sacred tradition of the Church. Our faith is expressed clearly and faithfully in the Nicene Creed, the universal statement of Christian belief affirmed by the Church of the East and proclaimed in our liturgy.

The Nicene Creed is the foundation of our confession of faith. It teaches us that we believe in One Triune God: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

It proclaims that the Only‑Begotten Son of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, became incarnate for our salvation, suffered, died, was buried, and rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures. This Creed shapes our prayer, our worship, and our understanding of God’s saving work.

“Who, for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.””