We are motivated by and teach our faith in alignment with the Anglican Evangelical Assembly's basis of faith. In light of this, we acknowledge:

1. The sovereignty of the one true God, who is to be honoured, obeyed and glorified. We express our love for God regularly in worship and in prayer, both personally and corporately. (Ps 95:6; Eph 6:18; Col 1:15-20).
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3. The inspiration, authority and truth of the Bible which is to be read regularly and which guides our work. (Ps 119; Is 40:8; Matt 5:17-19; 2 Tim 3:16-17). 
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5. The supremacy of Christ, his atoning death, the necessity of personal repentance and faith, and of bearing witness to Christ in word and deed. We are commissioned to share our faith regularly with others. (Matt 28:16-20; Acts 2:38; 1 Pet 3:15).
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7. That new birth means we belong to God, that our true identity is found 'in Christ' and that the Holy Spirit dwells in us. (1 Cor 3:16; Eph 2:10; 1 Pet 2:9; 2 Cor 5:17).
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9. That God created all human life in his image, and therefore every person is sacred and worthy of dignity and respect. That God loves and cares for all people in their physical, cultural and ethnic diversity. That human beings are created to love, worship and honour God, and to relate to one another with love, justice and compassion. (Gen 12:3; Lev 19:15; Deut 16:19, 24:19; Amos 5:24; Jn 15:12).
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11. That God created human beings in his image, both male and female. Man and woman are distinct, possessing equal value, made to glorify him and together reflect his image. As Christians, we are called to live in accordance with his creative intent, in which the human body, including biological sex determined by God at conception, is integral to personhood and not intended for change. (Gen 1:27; Gen 2:23; Eph 5:21-33; 1 Cor 6:19). 
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13. The importance of friendship, family and marriage. Marriage is a gift from God intended to be a self-sacrificial, life-long covenant between one man and one woman, and is the proper place for sexual relations. God calls for fidelity within marriage and chaste singleness outside of marriage. (Gen 2:20-24; Mal 2:13-16; Matt 19:1-12: 1 Cor 6:9-10; 1 Cor 7:8-16).
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15. The importance for the Christian life of participation in the local church, while framing local participation within the context of the church universal. (Rom 12:3-21; Eph 4:11-16; 1 Pet 4:10-11).
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17. The importance of prayer and discipleship. In prayer, we recognise our dependence on God and our need to listen to the Holy Spirit. We also recognise the importance of discipleship that nourishes the spiritual life and is fully committed to developing it. (Matt 28:16-20; Jn 3:1-21; Eph 6:18; 2 Tim 2:2). 
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19. The importance of choices and actions that are informed by love for, and a concern to look after, the good creation that God has made and entrusted to us. (Gen 2:15; Ps 8).

Introduction

As members of the Anglican Communion within the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church we affirm the faith uniquely revealed in the holy Scriptures and set forth in the catholic creeds, of which faith the Thirty Nine Articles of Religion are a general exposition. Standing in the Reformation tradition we lay especial emphasis on the grace of God – his unmerited mercy – as expressed in the doctrines which follow.

God as the source of grace

In continuity with the teaching of Holy Scripture and the Christian creeds, we worship one God in three Persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God has created all things, and us in his own image; all life, truth, holiness, and beauty come from him. His Son Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, was conceived through the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died, rose and ascended to reign in glory.

The Bible as a revelation of grace

We receive the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments as the wholly reliable revelation and record of God’s grace, given by the Holy Spirit as the true word of God written. The Bible has been given to lead us to salvation, to be the ultimate rule for Christian faith and conduct, and the supreme authority by which the Church must ever reform itself and judge its traditions.

The Atonement as the work of grace

We believe that Jesus Christ came to save lost sinners. Though sinless, he bore our sins, and their judgment, on the cross, thus accomplishing our salvation. By raising Christ bodily from the dead, God vindicated him as Lord and Saviour and proclaimed his victory. Salvation is in Christ alone.

The Church as the community of grace

We hold that the Church is God’s covenant community, whose members, drawn from every nation, having been justified by grace through faith, inherit the promises made to Abraham and fulfilled in Christ. As a fellowship of the Spirit manifesting his fruit and exercising his gifts, it is called to worship God, grow in grace, and bear witness to him and his kingdom. God’s Church is one body and must ever strive to discover and experience that unity in truth and love which it has in Christ, especially through its confession of the apostolic faith and in its observance of the dominical Sacraments.

The Sacraments as the signs of grace

We maintain that the Sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion proclaim the gospel as effective and visible signs of our justification and sanctification, and as true means of God’s grace to those who repent and believe. Baptism is the sign of forgiveness of sin, the gift of the Spirit, new birth to righteousness and entry into the fellowship of the people of God. Holy Communion is the sign of the living, nourishing presence of Christ through his Spirit to his people; the memorial of his one, perfect, completed and all-sufficient sacrifice for sin, from whose achievement all may benefit but in whose offering none can share; and an expression of our corporate life of sacrificial thanksgiving and service.

Ministry as the stewardship of grace

We share, as the people of God, in a royal priesthood common to the whole Church, and in the community of the Suffering Servant. Our mission is the proclamation of the gospel by the preaching of the word, as well as by caring for the needy, challenging evil and promoting justice and a more responsible use of the world’s resources. It is the particular vocation of bishops and presbyters, together with deacons, to build up the body of Christ in truth and love, as pastors, teachers, and servants of the servants of God.

Christ returns as the triumph of grace

We look forward expectantly to the final manifestation of Christ’s grace and glory when he comes again to raise the dead, judge the world, vindicate his chosen and bring his kingdom to its eternal fulfilment in the new heaven and the new earth.