What We Believe

-We desire to live out the faith that has been received and carried on by the historic Christian church throughout the centuries in ways that engage people today. This includes a commitment to the Bible as the Word of God – that it is the truth by which we order our lives.

-We also hold to the central place of Jesus Christ as the unique Son of God – that salvation is found in His sacrificial death and resurrection alone. Our belief is summed up in the historic statements such as the Nicene Creed and the Anglican 39 Articles.

-We are unified in these essentials though we are diversified in their expression. St. Peter’s draws water from the three great streams of Christian history, the evangelical, the charismatic and the sacramental, and channels them, by the grace of God, into one rushing river in Jesus Christ. What drives us is a focus on mission, reaching from coast to coast to make effective Christian disciples.

-We are blessed to be affiliated with the Anglican Mission in America which exists to glorify God by building an alliance of congregations committed to gathering, planting and serving dynamic churches in the Anglican tradition.”

The Core Values of St. Peter’s Anglican Church
The essential marks that shape our identity and guide our actions which are affirmed by every member:

Commitment to Jesus Christ: The people of St. Peter’s believe that salvation is found in Jesus Christ alone Who is the only begotten Son of the Living God. Through Him, all who come to Him by faith and repent of their sins, receive forgiveness through Christ’s death on the Cross and live in newness of life through the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. This new life of faith is to be marked by a joyful obedience to Jesus Christ, to God’s Word and to the leading of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 16:15-16; Ephesians 2:4-10; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Galatians 5:22-25).

Authority of Scripture: The people of St. Peter’s believe that the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments in their entirety is God’s Word, and is the standard by which we are to order our lives, express our faith and function as a community (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

Evangelism: The people of St. Peter’s believe that we are to live our lives, to make disciples and to grow our churches in a manner that expresses the loving and longing heart of God for those who are separated from Jesus Christ and His Church (Matthew 9:12-13; Luke 15; I Timothy 4:1-5).

Relational Ministry: The people of St. Peter’s are committed to ministry being accomplished in relationships which express the love, intimacy, and unity of God as revealed in the relationship of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The people of St. Peter’s are committed to holding ourselves accountable before God and to one another within our Anglican polity. (John 13:34; 1 John 4:11-21).

Worship: The people of St. Peter’s are committed to worship in Word and Sacrament, through the power of the Holy Spirit. Our worship — in glorifying God — is to be authentic and relevant to our cultural setting while remaining within the breadth of our Anglican Tradition (John 4:23-24; I Corinthians 11:23-26; Acts 17:22-24).

Servant Ministry: The people of St. Peter’s believe that every Christian is created for ministry, gifted for ministry and needed for ministry. We are, therefore, committed to equip, empower and release the faithful to use their spiritual gifts to glorify God and to build up the Body of Christ (Romans 12; I Corinthians 12-13).

Sacrificial Giving: The people of St. Peter’s believe that we are to be generous with our time, talents and money as we share with those in need, support the work of God among us, and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ (I John 3:17-18; Ezra 2:68-69; Acts 2:44-47).

Biblical Leadership: The people of St. Peter’s are committed to identifying and training emerging leaders who are committed to Christ and to reaching their generation with the Gospel. This will require of those seeking leadership in this community of faith an authentic faith, Godly character, and a servant’s heart (Luke 22:27 ; Romans 12; I Corinthians 12-13).

Expectant Prayer: The people of St. Peter’s believe that nothing of significance happens in God’s Kingdom in the absence of prayer. Therefore, we seek to make prayer a priority — inviting God to lead, restore, heal and transform our lives, our churches, our communities and the world (John 14:15-31; Luke 11:1-13).