Project Geneva
We Believe
The Nicene Creed
The ancient faith did not stay in Rome or the East. It is yours too.
Six gatherings across the Phoenix Valley
September 2026 to April 2027
Older Than You Were Told
You Can Be Orthodox and Protestant
Maybe you have watched friends leave for Rome or the Eastern churches, looking for something ancient, something with roots. Maybe you are not even sure what Protestant is supposed to mean beyond the church you grew up in.
Here is what is easy to miss. The faith confessed at Nicaea in the fourth century belongs to the whole church, and Protestants confess it still. The Reformers were not inventing a new religion. They were returning to the old one, the faith of the apostles read straight from Scripture.
You do not have to go to Rome or the East to stand in the ancient faith. It is already yours, and this series is a chance to see it.
You Are Invited
Gather Around an Old Confession
Over the coming year, Christians from churches all over the Phoenix Valley are gathering to walk slowly through the Nicene Creed. These are evenings of teaching, conversation, and fellowship, led by pastors from Reformed churches around the Valley.
The Nicene Creed is one of the oldest summaries of the Christian faith, confessed by the church since the fourth century. Together we will read it line by line and ask what it says about God the Father, about Jesus Christ, about the Holy Spirit, about the church, and about the hope of the resurrection.
You are welcome whether or not you have studied any of this before. If you are curious about the faith the church has always held, there is room for you here.
Why the Nicene Creed?
The Creed gives a clear and simple order for learning the faith. It begins with God himself, moves to the person and work of Christ, then to the Holy Spirit, the church, and the life to come. Walking through it is a good way to see the whole shape of Christianity at once.
The church has confessed the faith together, in words like these, for a very long time. Many people today assume that doctrine only divides Christians, and that unity means little more than agreeing that we love Jesus. We think the opposite is true. Clear, shared belief is what real unity is built on.
Who It’s For
This series is put together with college students and young adults from across the Phoenix Valley in mind, though everyone is welcome to join us. These are not church services. They are simply evenings to sit with the Christian faith, ask real questions, and learn what the church has confessed for centuries. You do not need any theology behind you to take part.
The Schedule
Six Evenings Through the Creed
From why the church confesses the faith, through the Father, the Son, the Spirit, the church, and the hope of the world to come.
We Believe: Why Creeds Matter
We start with a simple question: why does the church have creeds at all? This first evening looks at where the Nicene Creed came from, why the early church wrote it, and how confessing the faith together has kept the church steady ever since.
RSVPThe Father Almighty: Creator and Sovereign King
The Creed opens with God the Father, maker of heaven and earth. Before we ask what God can do for us, we begin with who he is: his sovereignty, his goodness, and what it means to live under the God who made everything.
Jesus Christ: True God and True Man
Christianity has never taught that Jesus was only a good teacher. The Creed confesses him as the eternal Son of God, truly God and truly man. Who Jesus is shapes everything he came to do.
For Us and Our Salvation: The Work of Christ
Having looked at who Christ is, we turn to what he came to accomplish: his coming, his obedience, his death, his resurrection, and his reign. The gospel is good news about something Christ has actually done.
The Lord and Giver of Life: The Holy Spirit
The Creed calls the Spirit the Lord and giver of life. This evening looks at the Holy Spirit as a true and divine person, and at his work in giving new life, making us holy, and drawing us to Christ through the Word.
One Holy Catholic Church & The World to Come
The Creed ends with the church, baptism, and the resurrection to come. Learning the faith is meant to lead somewhere: into a local church, under real preaching, sharing in the life of God's people.
Each evening is hosted by a Reformed church in the Phoenix Valley. Locations and times will be shared closer to each date.
An Invitation
Come and See
There is plenty of talk about faith online. These evenings are a place to sit with it in person, among people who take it seriously and want to know God more truly.
Come to one gathering or come to all six. Bring a friend. Ask your hardest questions. Whatever brought you, you will be welcome at the table.
Pastors and churches who would like to host or take part can reach us at info@projectgeneva.org.
The Project Geneva Conference
The Historic Faith
February 2027 · More details to come
In February the series opens out into our conference, The Historic Faith, with Dr. Michael Horton, Dr. Joel Beeke, and Dr. John Fesko. It is an evening on the Protestant faith: what it recovered, why it still matters, and how it stands in line with what the church has believed from the beginning. More details to come.