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The leadership of Wren’s Cathedral belong to the Free Methodist Church - however, members of all Christian denominations are welcome, and indeed encouraged, to attend.
The Cathedral draws its congregation from widely around the area - and some members attend the service here in addition to services at their own usual place of worship.
The incumbent Bishop, Dr David Carr, is also Bishop Abbot of the Order of St Leonard - an Order of Convergence, which welcomes and encourages all Christian denominations to join in pursuit of common objectives - including leadership development and humanitarian causes.
Registered with the Registrar General’s Office for public worship as 'The Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches' and the rites of marriage is in accordance of the 'Order of St. Leonard'.
The Trinity
We believe that the Godhead exists co-equally and co-eternally in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit and that these three are one God; sovereign in creation, providence and redemption.
The Father
We believe in God the Father. All sovereign and maker of all things visible and invisible. He is present everywhere, has all power and is all-knowing.
The Son
We believe in the true and proper deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in his virgin birth, in his real and complete humanity, in his sinless life, in his authoritative teaching, in his substitutionary and atoning sacrifice through his shed blood, in his bodily resurrection, in his ascension to the right hand of the Father, in his heavenly intercession and in his second advent to receive his Church.
The Holy Spirit
We believe in the deity of the Holy Spirit who proceeds from the Father and the Son and the necessity of his work in conviction of sin, repentance, regeneration and sanctification, and that the believer is empowered for fuller participation in the ministry of the Church, its worship, evangelism and service.
The Bible
We believe the Bible as originally given, to be without error, the fully inspired and infallible Word of God and the supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
Mankind
We believe in the universal sinfulness of all people since the fall, rendering man subject to God’s wrath and condemnation.
Salvation
We believe in the necessity for salvation, on repentance towards God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ by which the sinner is pardoned and accepted as righteous in God’s sight. This justification is imputed by the grace of God because of the atoning work of Christ, is received by faith alone and is evidenced by the fruit of the Spirit and a holy life.
The Church
We believe in the spiritual unity and priesthood of all believers in Christ and that these comprise the universal Church, the Body of Christ.
We believe in the ministries that Christ has set in His Church, namely apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, and in the present operation of the manifold gifts of the Holy Spirit according to the New Testament.
Water baptism and communion (The Lord's supper)
We believe in baptism of believers by immersion in water in obedience to the command of Christ and in the remembrance and celebration of Christ’s death by partaking of the emblems of bread and wine in communion with each other until his return.
The Commission
We believe that the Gospel embraces the needs of the whole man and that the Church is therefore commissioned to preach the Gospel to the world and to fulfil a ministry of healing and deliverance to the spiritual and physical needs of mankind.
The Coming King
We believe in the personal, physical and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to reign in power and glory.
The Future State
We believe in the resurrection of the dead and in the final judgement of the world, the eternal conscious bliss of the righteous and the eternal conscious punishment of the wicked.
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