Who Wrote the Unity Creed? The Author and His Vision

The Unity Creed of 2020 was authored by Rev. Christopher D.F. Warrington, MDiv — a minister writing from Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America. Unlike the ancient creeds of the Church, which emerged from councils of bishops gathered to resolve theological controversies, the Unity Creed came from a single pastor’s deep conviction that the global Church needed a clear, contemporary statement on the biblical mandate for unity.

The Vision Behind the Creed

Rev. Warrington’s concern was not doctrinal controversy between denominations, but something more fundamental: the fracturing of the Body of Christ through division, competition, and indifference. The Church, he believed, was failing its greatest calling — to be a visible sign of the love and unity of the Trinity — not because of wrong doctrine, but because of broken relationships between believers. The Unity Creed was his response to that failure.

The Christian Chain

The creed was endorsed by The Christian Chain, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, with the mission to see the Christian Church United and Unleashed. The organization operates a network of ministry resources designed to encourage and equip the global Church to live out the biblical call to unity, including the Unity Accord — a formal agreement that individuals, churches, and organizations can sign as a declaration of their commitment to Church unity.

The Unity Accord website hosts the full Unity Creed, the biblical support for Church unity, and resources explaining why unity matters to God, to the Church, and to the world. It is an ongoing invitation to every believer to affirm what Christ commanded: that His disciples would be one.