What We Confess
Jesus Christ is the shepherd of the Church. The Holy
Spirit creates and sustains the Church through the Gospel and thereby unites
believers with their shepherd and with one another in the household of faith.
The oneness of all humanity, for each person has been
made in the image of God, created by God and breathes with the breath of life
given by God. In the Gospel we all are one in Jesus Christ.
The evangelical mission of the Church is to all
people. Each person is called by the Spirit to receive the welcome,
comfort, shelter, and redeeming love of the Church; to partake in the gifts of
Word and Sacrament as a member of the family of faith in response to and faith
in the Gospel; and share in the mission and ministry of the Church.
In accordance with the Gospel, this faith community
rejects distinctions among people for reasons of race, ethnicity, color,
gender, physical challenges, sexual orientation, cultural heritage, or any
other false dichotomy when these distinctions result in divisions to the family
of God, for the very diversity of humanity reflects the image of God.
Upon What We Base Our Beliefs
The first seven councils
of the Church.
The Three Creeds
of the Church, namely:
The Book of Common Life of
the AACC.