What We Believe

St Thomas' Church has been in Kilnhurst since 1859. We have clear convictions based on the truths revealed by God in the Bible and focussed on Jesus. These truths stand behind all that we aim to be, do, and teach.

That being said, you don't need to be a convinced Christian to come along on a Sunday and we love to welcome everyone and help people explore the Christian faith.

Three basic characteristics describe our beliefs:

• We are a Christian church

  We believe in one God who has revealed himself supremely through his Son, Jesus Christ. He defines Christianity. It is only through faith in Jesus, trusting his death on the cross for our sins and his resurrection life, that we can come to know God and become part of his family.

• We are an evangelical church

  Evangelicals believe that the Bible is God's authoritative word and the definitive guide for us in all of life. The Spirit of God achieves the work of God through the Bible, the word of God. So studying and teaching the Bible is the way God works to transform lives, the church and the world.

• We are an Anglican church

  We are a parish church in the Church of England, and hold to the great truths that were rediscovered at the time of the Reformation. We hold to the historical articulation of faith found in The Thirty Nine Articles of Religion, The Book of Common Prayer and The Ordinal. Though as they are very old we use much more up to date language in our services today.