What We Believe

“The Church of England is part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, worshiping the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It professes the faith uniquely revealed in the Holy Scriptures and set forth in the catholic creeds, which faith Churches called upon to proclaim afresh in each generation.”

At The Wenlock Team the worshipping community expresses their common belief in these words:

We believe in God the Father,

from whom every family

in heaven and on earth is named.

We believe in God the Son,

who lives in our hearts through faith,

and fills us with his love.

We believe in God the Holy Spirit,

who strengthens us

with power from on high.

We believe in one God;

Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

In Practice:

‘The more humans dedicate themselves to God the more richly and profoundly do they find and achieve themselves. The one who sacrifices everything to God will receive everything from God. But doesn’t the love of God presume a clear and firm conviction about God’s existence?

My answer to that logical -sounding objection is that only in the experience of love do we find the space to glimpse the meaning of the word God. ‘Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love”, said St John.

Perhaps anyone wanting to talk about God should first look into their own heart and see if it contains enough love – or at least a yearning for love, readiness to learn to love.’

Tomas Halik