Creed and Confessions

 The Reformed Church in America (RCA) is a confessional church. This means that, as a denomination, we affirm specific statements of belief called creeds and confessions. These statements are biblically based and were written to respond to issues by explaining in detail what the church believes about those topics.

Our Creeds - Along with most Christian churches, the RCA affirms three creeds that were written in the first few centuries after Jesus’s death: the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed.

The Apostles’ Creed - http://www.rca.org/about/theology/creeds-and-confessions/the-apostles-creed/

The Nicene Creed - http://www.rca.org/about/theology/creeds-and-confessions/the-nicene-creed/

The Athanasian Creed - http://www.rca.org/about/theology/creeds-and-confessions/the-athanasian-creed/

Our Confessions - Four statements of belief, known in the RCA as Standards of Unity, express what the Reformed Church believes: 

The Heidelberg Catechism https://www.rca.org/about/theology/creeds-and-confessions/the-heidelberg-catechism/

The Belgic Confession - https://www.rca.org/about/theology/creeds-and-confessions/the-belgic-confession/

The Canons of Dort - https://www.rca.org/about/theology/creeds-and-confessions/canons-of-dort/

The Confession of Belhar (with roots in the struggle against Apartheid in South Africa) - https://www.rca.org/about/theology/creeds-and-confessions/the-belhar-confession/