Read the Small Catechism

The Small Catechism in modern English, for use in homes, schools and churches.

The Small Catechism is presented here as an exposition of the faith of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church, and is a gift of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England to English-speaking Christianity.

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