Churches sometimes have unique beliefs that set them apart, in little or big ways, from one another.  There is nothing wrong with this!  It is what makes us the diverse Body of Jesus Christ!  However, there are some things we all hold in common.  These are the foundations for what allows us to do certain ministries together.  All of the participants of United Hudson Churches support the following:

STATEMENT OF FAITH

• We believe in the inspiration and inerrancy of the Scriptures.  They are the authority for our collective faith and practice.

• We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

• We believe in the deity and humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.

• We believe that salvation is a free gift of God, accepted through faith in the atoning work of Christ.

• We believe that the regeneration by the Holy Spirit is essential for salvation, and that the indwelling of the Holy Spirit sanctifies and empowers the believer to live a godly life.

• We believe in the existence of the miraculous power of God, as evidenced in Scripture, that both intervenes in and supersedes the abilities of man.

• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, and in the eternal realities of heaven and hell.

• We believe in the spiritual unity of all true believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, and we believe God is pleased when His people cooperate for the furtherance of His kingdom.


BASICS OF PRACTICE

 

  • To promote Christ rather than self (We value humility, which is selflessness)


  • To edify and mutually submit to one another (We value love, which is acting for the other's best good)


  • To reflect submission to the Word of God (We value Scripture, which should be reflected in every discussion)


  • To magnify the glory of God and bring praise to Him (We value all that reflects and highlights the character and attributes of God)


  • To serve those around us as representatives of Christ (We value sacrifice and humility)


THE NICENE CREED

I believe in one GOD THE FATHER Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

 

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds. God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

 

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spake by the Prophets.  And I believe in one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.