Prominent Personalities
The entirety of the Christian faith is based on this figure.
Who is Jesus?
A creed which was often used by individuals in the early church at the time of their baptism.
What is the Apostles Creed?
He was the first to betray our Lord and Savior, unto death.
Who is Judas Iscariot?
He is the first known Christian among all the Roman emperors.
Who is Constantine?
Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, is also known by this name.
What is Passion Sunday?
The New Testament contains 13 of his letters.
Who is the Apostle Paul?
A group of hundreds of Christian leaders was convened by Emperor Constantine in this city in 325 AD to discuss the person of Jesus.
What is Nicea?
He watched over the coats of those who stoned the first martyr, Stephen, alleged to have been heretical.
Who is Saul?
His name means, "fortunate," and he is the first known Christian to fall asleep during a sermon as recorded in Acts 20.
Who is Eutychus?
The belief that God is three persons in one.
What is trinitarianism?
Many believe he is the actual brother of Jesus.
Who is James?
Though the Nicene Creed had its beginnings in Nicea in 325, further work was done and the Creed refined in 381 at this gathering.
What is the Council of Chalcedon?
He proclaimed that Jesus and God are made of different substances and therefore God the Father is superior to Jesus.
Who was Arius?
He is considered to be the first pope or bishop of the Christian church.
Who is Apostle Peter?
Pastor Jim's very favorite way to enjoy eggs at funeral luncheons.
What are DEVILED eggs?
An early Influencer of Christian theology with concepts like "original sin."
Who is Augustine?
John Wesley, founder of Methodism, adapted the Articles of Religion from this denomination to form the Articles of Religion for Methodists.
What is Anglican or Episcopalian?
He believed that the God of the Old Testament is a different God than the one of the New Testament.
Who was Marcion?
He accompanied the Apostle Paul on what is considered the first missionary journey, going into Asia Minor.
Who is Barnabas?
This is the 5th Book of the Bible
What is Deuteronomy?
The 3rd and 4th Century Bishop of this city in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) is believed to be the inspiration and model for Santa Claus.
What is Myra?
A document written and presented in the early 1500's professing the beliefs of those who followed Martin Luther.
What is the Augsburg Confession?
A group which claimed to have secret knowledge from Jesus and who had gospels other than those in our New Testament.
Who are the Gnostics?
An exodus from St. George's Methodist Church in Philadelphia in 1787 led by Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, eventually led to the establishment of this denomination.
What is the AME or African Methodist Episcopal Church?
The last name of the person who founded Stephen Ministries in 1975.
What is Haugk?