What we Believe

St. Peter's Church Foundation Statement

We believe Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior and in the Trinity, God the three persons, one substance.

We believe in Scripture, Tradition and Reason as the foundation of Anglicanism and Christianity.
Scripture as the inspired Word of God in the Old and New Testaments, containing all things necessary for salvation
Tradition as the faith and order of the church as faithfully handed down through the church for the last two thousand years – based in the truths of Holy Scripture.
Reason as the God-given ability to understand the truths of Holy Scripture and Tradition and to apply them in our daily lives.

We believe that in the essentials of the faith that there must be unity. In the non essentials there will be diversity and that in all things there will be charity (love).

We hold to the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral of 1886-88 –The Book of Common Prayer, page 876-878

  1. The Holy Scripture of the Old and New Testaments, as “containing all things necessary to salvation,”and as being the rule and ultimate standard of faith. They are the revealed Word of God.
  2. The Apostles Creed as the Baptismal Symbol,and the Nicene Creed, as the sufficient statement of the Christian faith.
  3. The two Sacraments, ordained by Christ himself – Baptism and the Supper of the Lord – ministered with unfailing use of Christ’s words in Institution, and of the elements ordained by Him.
  4. The Historic Episcopate, locally adapted in the methods of its administration to the varying needs of the nations and peoples called by God into the Unity of the Church.

We believe that the Book of Common Prayer contains the theology, teachings, liturgy and instructions of this church.

We are members of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Province of Uganda—The Most Reverend Henry Luke Orombi, Archbishop.We are members of the Diocese of Karamoja in Uganda, the Right Reverend Joseph Abura, Bishop.Our resident Bishop in the United States is the Right Reverend John Guernsey of Virginia.We abide by all relevant Constitutions, Canons and bylaws.

St. Peter's Non-negotiables

  1. We are a liturgical-eucharistic congregation
  2. We are biblically based
  3. Education equips all for outreach and ministry to each other and to the community.
  4. The vestry and the clergy provide spiritual leadership.
  5. We are led by the holy spirit.
  6. We are a growing family community which welcomes all.
  7. We are guided by:
    • The lambeth quadrilateral
    • The nicene creed scripture

 

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