The Church of the Good Shepherd believes that “Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation.” We believe and teach the Ancient Faith of the Ancient Church: the Church “built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the Chief Cornerstone.” “For other foundation can no man lay than that (which) is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” This same faith was confessed in the New Testament Churches of Jerusalem and Antioch, taken to the British Isles in Ancient Times, preserved in the Church of England, enshrined in the Book of Common Prayer, and brought to Virginia in 1607. We uphold the sanctity of all human life from conception and the sanctity of the marriage covenant as a monogamous relationship between one man and one woman for life. We join with all faithful Churches in preserving this Apostolic Faith for our children and our children’s children.