What is the Holy Trinity?

from the encyclopedia britannica

“Holy Trinity, in Christian doctrine, the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one Godhead. The doctrine of the Trinity is considered to be one of the central Christian affirmations about God. It is rooted in the fact that God came to meet Christians in a threefold figure: (1) as Creator, Lord of the history of salvation, Father, and Judge, as revealed in the Old Testament; (2) as the Lord who, in the incarnated figure of Jesus Christ, lived among human beings and was present in their midst as the “Resurrected One”; and (3) as the Holy Spirit, whom they experienced as the helper or intercessor in the power of the new life.”

Our congregation, originally called “The Church of the College” was likely was named in tandem with Wilberforce University. The University was named by the Methodists—for William Wilberforce, a British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. He and his group of friends are known to history as “The Clapham Sect”. They lived around Clapham Common and worshipped in Holy Trinity, Clapham as they campaigned for the abolition of the slave trade and the spiritual and moral reformation of the nation. Much like our Bishop Daniel Payne, Wilberforce was convinced of the importance of religion, morality and education.

As Trinitarian believers, we believe that God (known by many names) is the Great Creator of all that was, is and is to come. We believe that Jesus is God in flesh (incarnate) and that the Holy Spirit is the continuing presence of God who convicts, empowers, encourages, comforts and helps us with our weaknesses.