Beliefs & Culture
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the Word of God written and to contain all things necessary to salvation. We affirm the historic Creeds of the undivided Church (Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian), along with the historic Anglican formularies (the 1662 Book of Common Prayer/Ordinal, the 39 Articles of Religion) as faithful expressions of Scriptural teaching and Apostolic practice.
At Desert Mission Anglican Church, we joyfully proclaim the Good News about Jesus Christ!
He is alive, he is Lord, and he has begun the renewal of all things, starting with his people, the church.
Because of him you can receive new life, peace in the present and a sure hope for the future… all as a loving gift from God to you and the whole world.
Our worship and culture is oriented around the person and work of Jesus Christ, as he is revealed in Scripture, as we are united to him through the Sacraments, and as we are transformed to be more like him in the power of the Holy Spirit.
We believe the Bible to be the divinely inspired, authoritative witness to the amazing love of God in Jesus Christ. You can expect the Holy Scriptures to be treasured, read, taught, wrestled with, and prayed in our community.
We believe Jesus meets us inwardly in a special way as we participate outwardly in particular acts of worship, called Sacraments.
Our Sunday gatherings follow an ancient pattern (called a liturgy) that is interactive and culminates in the celebration of the Sacrament of Holy Communion (also called the Eucharist).
We believe God the Holy Spirit changes our hearts to be more like Jesus, calling and equipping us to lay down our lives for the sake of others.
We trust the Spirit moves powerfully today as he did in the early Church. With God’s help, we strive to behave with transparency, integrity, openness, kindness, and hospitality. We ask God for wisdom and courage to take bold action and calculated risks in faith for the sake of the Gospel.