Confessional
Banners
of the Presbyterian Church
Nicene
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The Confessional Banners of the Presbyterian Church symbolize nine creeds and confessions from the early Christian era to the twentieth century. These historic statements of faith represent our Christian heritage from the Roman Empire to the Reformation, including contemporary reflections of faith in our own time.
The
Confessions which these banners represent are part of the
Constitution of
the Presbyterian Church (USA.)
The Book of Confessions is a standard of faith which church officers and
pastors are encouraged to study as they lead the people of God.
When the Book of Confessions was adopted, Richard K. Avery, pastor and
Donald S. Marsh, choir director of the Port Jarvis, New York, Presbyterian
Church devised eight banners symbolic of the confessions. A Brief Statement
of Faith became a part of The Book of Confessions following its approval by
the 203rd General Assembly in 1991. Gay M. Sorenson, member of the First
Presbyterian Church, Port Charlotte, Florida, designed a banner appropriate
for use with A Brief Statement of Faith.
Second
Helvetic
Statement
of Faith
