• In essential belief- we have UNITY
  (Ephesians 4:4-6)
• In non-essential belief- we have LIBERTY
  (Romans 14:1,4,12,22)
• In all our beliefs- we show CHARITY
  (1Corinthians 13:2)

The essentials of the Christian Faith are summarized in the three sentences of "The Apostle's Creed" written in 390 AD. The word "creed"comes from the Latin word "credo" which means
"I Believe".

As you read the creed, you will realize that we believe:

• God is powerful
  
• God is Creator
  
• Jesus Christ is God
  
• The virgin birth, death, bodily resurrection, ascension, and Second Coming of Jesus Christ are true
  
• The Holy Spirit is God
  
• The church is a worldwide fellowship of Christians as well as a local body ("catholic" means "universal")
  
• Healthy Christians ("saints") share with and assist each other in a church
  
• A person's sin can be forgiven
  
• There will be bodily resurrection when Christ comes again
  
• Beyond this life there is life that never ends

• Develop the essential teaching of the Apostle's Creed more fully from a Methodist perspective.
• Express the beliefs of Free Methodist around the world.