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errors and tyranny. They claimed only their ancient, scriptural right to a free fellowship of Biblical truth within the one Body of Jesus Christ.
What is the Episcopal church?
The faith that Anglican missionaries brought to the New World in the 16th century was both “catholic” and “reformed.” It was catholic because it was the faith of the Bible universally held by Christians in all times and places since the time of the Apostles. It is the faith in Christ that is required of all people to be believed for salvation. This faith was reformed because it embraced the labors of the English reformers who restored the order and practice to the Church that gave structure to her life and worship from the beginning, all of which was scrutinized by godly men in the light of the
Holy Scriptures.
The Anglicans also brought with them a form of church government that involved every member in a representative order. It was in these representative bodies that many Americans learned the lessons of self-government, including George Washington, Patrick Henry, James Madison, and many other forefathers of United States of America.
After the War for Independence, the Anglican Church became known in America as the Episcopal Church. Episcopal means “having bishops as chief pastors.” But, despite the minor change in the name, the American branch of the Anglican Church maintained the fullness of the faith recovered during the Reformation and preserved in the Book of Common Prayer and the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion.
What is the Reformed Episcopal Church?
In the mid 1800’s, the thoughtless modernism and centralization of power that have spoiled so much of American life began to have their effect on
What is the Episcopal church?
The faith that Anglican missionaries brought to the New World in the 16th century was both “catholic” and “reformed.” It was catholic because it was the faith of the Bible universally held by Christians in all times and places since the time of the Apostles. It is the faith in Christ that is required of all people to be believed for salvation. This faith was reformed because it embraced the labors of the English reformers who restored the order and practice to the Church that gave structure to her life and worship from the beginning, all of which was scrutinized by godly men in the light of the
Holy Scriptures.
The Anglicans also brought with them a form of church government that involved every member in a representative order. It was in these representative bodies that many Americans learned the lessons of self-
After the War for Independence, the Anglican Church became known in America as the Episcopal Church. Episcopal means “having bishops as chief pastors.” But, despite the minor change in the name, the American branch of the Anglican Church maintained the fullness of the faith recovered during the Reformation and preserved in the Book of Common Prayer and the Thirty-
What is the Reformed Episcopal Church?
In the mid 1800’s, the thoughtless modernism and centralization of power that have spoiled so much of American life began to have their effect on