Considered one of the earliest the documents written by early followers of Jesus; the Apostles’ Creed is crafted in the form of a confessional statement of Christian belief. This creed has withstood the test of time, as it outlines what it means to be a Christian in one of the simplest and yet meaningful forms.

Today this creed is often recited aloud in worship at First United Methodist Church. 

I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; 

and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, 

born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; 

the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, 

and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; 

from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church,

the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, 

the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. 

Amen.