What We Believe - Westminster Confession

The Westminster Confession of Faith is a Reformed confession of faith. Drawn up by the 1646 Westminster Assembly as part of the Westminster Standards to be a confession of the Church of England; it became and remains the 'subordinate standard' of doctrine in the Church of Scotland, and has been influential within Presbyterian churches worldwide.

In 1643, the English Parliament called upon “learned, godly and judicious Divines,” to meet at Westminster Abbey in order to provide advice on issues of worship, doctrine, government and discipline of the Church of England. Their meetings, over a period of five years, produced the Confession of Faith, as well as a Larger Catechism and a Shorter Catechism. For more than three centuries, various churches around the world have adopted the confession and the catechisms as their standards of doctrine, subordinate to the Bible.

Read and/or download The Westminster Confession of Faith.

An online version of The Westminster Confession of Faith as provided by the Westminster Theological Seminary.

An online version of The Westminster Confession of Faith as provided by Ligonier Ministries.

The Westminster Larger and Shorter Catechisms

An online version of The Westminster Shorter Catechism as provided by The Westminster Theological Seminary.

An online version of The Westminster Larger Catechism as provided by Ligonier Ministries.