About Us
We are Christians who are part of the
family of Christ throughout the world and, in particular, of the ancient Church
founded by our Lord Jesus Christ, and continuing the apostolic tradition which was
established by Him as the design for the life of the Church.
We are not a new church, but rather, a
portion of the inheritance of Catholic Christendom with our beginnings firmly
rooted in the continuing activity of God reconciling His creation to himself in
the life and ministry of Jesus and the first apostles, the record of which is
found in the whole body of Holy Scripture.
We believe that Holy Scripture contains all Doctrine required as
necessary for eternal salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
As Anglicans, we adhere to the ancient
and unique traditions of Christianity as found among the English whose
traditions were established in the life of the English Church in Roman times
and developed throughout the centuries.
This lovely tradition is enshrined in the usage and way of life in the
Book of Common Prayer which was first published in 1549 and is the repository
of apostolic faith and order, liturgical magnificence, and ageless language
that has no comparison. The edition used
by us is virtually unchanged from the original, even though it was revised as
late as 1928.
We remain faithful to the tradition we
have received. We believe that God is
unchanging. We believe that the articles
of faith contained in the Apostles’ and Nicene Creeds are true and
immutable. We believe our Lord
established a specific form of ministry for His Church manifested in our midst
as the threefold ministry of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons who are male in
character.
We believe that no one can enter into
the Kingdom of God, except through the sacrament of Holy Baptism. This inheritance is the fruit of our Lord’s
holy and innocent sufferings and death on the Cross, whereby He has made of His
life an atoning sacrifice for us.
We believe the central act of worship
on Sundays is the celebration of Holy Communion. In this second major sacrament we have the
means of God’s grace whereby we may evermore dwell in Him and
He in us.
We know life to be sacramental and in
addition to the two major sacraments, there are five others: Penance or Confession, Holy Matrimony, Holy
Unction (anointing of the sick), Holy Orders (sacred ministry), and Holy
Confirmation.
It would be proper to say that we are
continuing with the traditional doctrine and dogma formerly held by the
Episcopal Church, but abandoned in 1973.
We are in the midst of an exciting
episode in the life of the Church. There
is a good feeling that comes from having made a beginning based on a conscious
contact with God and in the knowledge that the purpose set before us comes from
Him, and not we ourselves. We invite
everyone to join us in this pilgrimage.