Foundational Protestant Prayer
Apostles' Creed
The Apostles' Creed is a historic Christian confession of faith. Many Protestant traditions use it in worship, teaching, discipleship, and confirmation as a concise summary of core Christian belief.
What is the Apostles' Creed?
The Apostles' Creed is not a prayer from the Bible itself. It is a historic statement of Christian faith that summarizes central teachings about God the Father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the church, forgiveness, resurrection, and eternal life.
Why it matters in Protestant life
In Protestant settings, the Apostles' Creed may be spoken during worship, taught in catechism or confirmation, used in discipleship, or studied as a compact guide to historic Christian belief.
Some Protestant churches recite it regularly. Others use it more occasionally as a teaching tool. In either case, it helps connect present-day believers with the broad stream of Christian faith handed down through the centuries.
The Apostles' Creed
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 Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on 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 Ghost: The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints: The Forgiveness of sins: The Resurrection of the body: And the Life everlasting. Amen.
Source note
Traditional English text from the 1928 U.S. Book of Common Prayer. This wording is in the public domain in the United States.