We are an independent, autonomous group of believers who function as a close-knit body in worship, service and fellowship. We believe every individual is important to God and a soul for whom Jesus died. We are friendly, family-oriented, warm and down-to-earth. We love the Lord and strive to serve Him in sincerity and in truth. We love people and attempt to help them through offering the sacraments, strong and solid Bible preaching and teaching, witnessing and friendship. Please come join us for praise, worship and fellowship. 

Our independence serves as a safeguard against potential abuses of power and doctrinal deviations, as it encourages us to uphold fidelity to the Bible, the Book of Common Prayer and the spiritual integrity of our practices and teachings. This commitment to autonomy, coupled with a shared commitment to doctrinal orthodoxy, fosters a sense of unity and diversity within the broader network of The Anglican Free Fellowship of America, The Diocese of St. Patrick and The Anglican Free Communion International allowing for mutual support and collaboration while preserving the distinct identity of our parish. 

God established the local church to be a hospital of hope for the lost and hurting, and a family of like-minded believers to encourage, support, and to keep each member accountable in their personal walk with Christ. He sets a Pastor to be their shepherd, preach the Word, and to lead them by example.  Assembling together each week with the church plays a vital role in a healthy Christian life. the truth is you can't love God without loving His church.

We are not interested in being popular with the world. We are not trendy.  You will not find much more than a piano and organ for our musical instruments. You will not find smoke machines or extreme "concert" style lighting. What you will find is a group of Christians coming together without regard to race, gender, sexuality, political views and even some with theologically different viewpoints. You will find people who gather for reverent worship. We believe in an historic faith which is a still point in a changing world. The Church is a rock, a sure foundation on which we can build our own lives. 

We continue in the historic Anglican expression of the Christian Faith as the same has been transmitted to us through the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, the Creeds of the Undivided Church, and the Book of Common Prayer. We are determined to continue in the Catholic Faith, Apostolic Order, Orthodox Worship, and Evangelical Witness of the historic church, with its traditional liturgy and music. We are a movement that is bringing back the Old Ways of church, in hopes it sparks a revival of liturgical worship.

ANGLICAN
We embrace the sacramental and liturgical life of the historic Catholic and Apostolic Church. This church upholds the creeds, sacraments, and historic episcopate in apostolic succession of the Church Catholic.

We desire to receive the faith taught by Christ, revealed in the Scriptures, handed down from the first apostles, and embraced by the church for 2,000 years. With Christians everywhere, we affirm our faith as summarized in the two historic creeds: the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed. These creeds summarize the witness to who God is and what he is doing and serve as our framework for interpreting the Scriptures.

The Anglican Free Communion - The Episcopal Free Church (Old name: Free Protestant Episcopal Church) is a large group of Anglicans of all varieties of churchmanship from Anglo-Catholic (High Church), Evangelical (Low Church), Latitudinarian (Broad Church), Charismatic and Liberal. All of the Provinces of the Communion are autonomous, comprising self-governing churches and families of churches around the world

This Communion was established in England on 02 November 1897 by a union of several small British episcopates established in the 1870s, independent of the Church of England:

The Ancient British Church, founded in 1866, by The Most Rev’d Charles Isaac Stevens;

The Nazarene Episcopal Ecclesia, founded in 1873, by The Most Rev’d James Martin;

The Free Protestant Church of England, founded in 1889, by The Most Rev’d Leon Checkemian

The Most Rev'd Leon Checkemian (1848 - 1920), an Armenian Uniate bishop had moved to Britain and became an Anglican and served as the first primate of the new Church

The mission of the Anglican Free Communion was to act as a reunion church among the various Protestant bodies, possessing valid Catholic sacraments and thus avoiding the objections raised by the Holy See to the Holy Orders of the Church of England. The 1662 Book of Common Prayer was the normative liturgy, while the 1878 Constitution and Canons of the Reformed Episcopal Church in Great Britain were adopted. Checkemian was elected the first Primus as Mar Leon, and the Pro-Cathedral of the church was St Stephen’s Church, East Ham. In 1900, Checkemian retired from the Primacy in favour of Stevens, also passing to him the headship of the United Armenian Catholic Church of the British Isles, a body for Armenian expatriates that he had founded in 1889. In 1917 the Anglican Free Communion was legally recognized by the English courts when one of its clergymen was declared exempt from military service by virtue of his ordination

Currently The Anglican Free Communion is a communion of free Anglican churches around the world, living an Anglican reconciliation and unity

We abide by Catholicism as it was defined in the Vincentian Canon attributed to St Vincent of Lerins in the fifth century : Quod ubique, quod semper, quod ab omnibus creditum est” (That Faith which has been believed everywhere, always, by all) This is Catholicism.  The word does not begin or end with the Church of Rome but predates its place in Christian history. There are some liturgical expressions of that faith that follow the teaching of Luther that commends us that if something does not take away from scripture or add to it, it is permissible.  Every “protestant” (a word that means ‘to stand for’ not ‘to stand opposed’ ) might be shocked to know that in this sense they are also “Catholic”.  Outward expressions of this faith are the “externals” that some so called “Protestants” stand against somehow believing that the outward expression somehow negates the inward faith and grace. This is not our belief but rather what Luther taught.  We believe that what is helpful to the senses, grounded in Church Tradition and helps affirm and establish faith is good and sensitive to the differing ways of learning and experiencing God especially Holy Spirit. 

We are rooted in a history of Catholicism outside the control of Rome.  We are independent of Rome, but dependent upon Jesus.  We have a valid line of Apostolic Succession.  Therefore, we incorporate a valid priesthood with valid sacraments.  We are committed to the Person and Teachings of Jesus Christ, Our King and Head of our Church.  We are under the New Covenant (Grace), and we believe The Bible is the true inspired Word of God.

During the 1700's, Catholics in the Netherlands demanded the right to continue to elect their own bishops.  Catholics have been utilizing their prophetic voices outside of the Confines of the institutional church.  You can disagree with church practices and still remain a faithful Catholic.

Most Catholics are aware of The Second Vatican Council in 1963.  This swept away the Latin Mass.  There are Pre-Vatican II Catholics who are not under Rome. 

Many modern-day Catholics are not aware of The First Vatican Council of 1879.  In Vatican I, "Papal Infallibility" was adopted.  Catholics who did not accept Papal Infallibility are known as "Old Catholics."  We are Old Catholics, and a historic part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

Our liturgy and theology are expressed in the Book of Common Prayer.  We use the King James Version or the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. 

We stress fidelity to the prayer book as a matter of faith. After all most of what we say in the Prayer Book liturgy is scripture itself formed into prayer. That which is not quoted from scripture directly is most often taken from ancient prayers written by the great Saints of the early Church. Liturgy is both an expression of and teacher of faith. Liturgy is participatory, dynamic and relational. When we participate in liturgy, we encounter God.

The Prayer Book gives the faithful access to the liturgy in one concise volume that is written in the language of the people. One of the major functions of liturgy is to form people in the faith. By using a common prayer book the faithful themselves participate in the prayers and the worship so as to be incorporated into the mystery of God’s self-revelation in Word and Sacrament

True Biblical worship is God-centered not man-centered. We come as one body to hear, respond, and sing to our God in union together, giving all our attention to him alone with reverence and awe (Hebrews 12: 28 -29). The role of the minister in Anglican worship is not that of a celebrity speaker, but as one who has been called to bring and give voice to the Word of God. His words are authoritative only insofar as they conform to the Word of God. He wears robes and vestments not because he is special but as an act of humility because his individuality (taste in dress or social class) is not the focus —the content of his words, namely the Gospel and person of Christ alone, is the focus.

Unlike other churches that emerged from the Reformation of the sixteenth century, Anglicanism looks to no single theologian, such as Calvin for the Reformed churches or Luther for Lutheran churches. Nor does Anglicanism unite around a particular doctrinal emphasis such as Baptism for Anabaptists churches, or spiritual gifts for Pentecostal churches.

Instead, Church of the Risen Christ sits in the creedal tradition of the universal church, looking to the Apostle’s Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasiun Creed as signposts pointing to the central tenets of faith that unite all Christians everywhere.

The Creeds allow us to break bread together and sit in the discomfort of our differences while celebrating our common faith.

The word "Creed" comes from the Latin word credo, which means "I believe".

A good definition of Creedal Christianity is the shape and form of Christian belief summarized by the Creeds of the undivided church — the Apostles Creed, The Nicene Creed, etc.

Christians were guided by a “rule of faith,” certain tenets that all people were required to believe to be called “Christian.” In our postmodern, anything goes or self-identify as whatever you want to be; a “rule of faith” seems counterintuitive to our radically democratized souls.

And that’s the point. The Creeds bring us together, unite us under the banner of Christ, and guide us in life. The Creeds give a “rule of faith” that clarifies our identity, our tribe, our belonging, and our hope. And finally, the Creeds allow us to break bread together and sit in the discomfort of our differences while celebrating our common faith. That is what it means in my mind to be counted as one among many in the “holy catholic church.”

Visit our CREEDS page for more information.

We believe in a living God who answers prayer. Each Sunday God’s people gather to call upon God’s name. God’s people pray to the Father through Jesus Christ, our Lord in acknowledgment of the Holy Spirit. All liturgy is prayed ’through Jesus Christ, our Lord’, whom we worship, along with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Each week, God’s people not only gather to call upon God’s name but also to hear God’s Word. The Holy Scripture is central to Anglicanism. Those who gather hear a reading from the Old Testament, the Psalms, the New Testament (Acts, Epistles, Revelation) and the Gospels.  Just as Jesus lived by every word that proceeded out of the mouth of God, likewise his people are so to live (Matt. 4:1-3). If God is to be worshipped in Spirit and in truth, then knowledge is crucial (John 4:24)

The gospel is the great burden of the Scriptures (2 Tim. 3:14-15). Article VI of the Thirty-nine Articles is eloquent on this point: ‘Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation: so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be believed as an article of the Faith or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation.  This expression of Christianity holds to the Biblical understanding of the plight of humankind before a holy God who in sovereign love has graciously provided a way back to himself through the sending and sacrifice of the Son, and the pouring out of the Holy Spirit (Rom.3:23; 5:1-5).  Humanity needs more than a teacher and a dose of enlightenment. We need a Saviour who is also Lord of all (1 Tim. 2:5). God needs to do for us what we cannot in our fallen state do for ourselves. In other words, God shows grace (Eph. 2:8-10)  

A traditional Anglican church of the One, Holy, and Apostolic Church instituted by Our Lord Jesus Christ. In our worship, we profess the orthodox Christian Faith by joyfully proclaiming the timeless Gospel of our Saviour and celebrating the seven Holy Sacraments as received in the canonical Holy Scriptures and the teachings of the Church Fathers.  In our services we use the Book of Common Prayer which contains prayers and affirmations of Faith dating to the beginning of Christianity and the traditional Anglican liturgy. This liturgy has been continuously used since it was first published in 1549. 

We confess as proved by most certain warrants of Holy Scripture the historic faith of the undivided church as declared in the Apostles and the Nicene creeds

We believe that no one is excluded from the love of God through Jesus Christ. 

Our mission is founded on the expression of this good news. All of us are called to return to God’s embrace and to recognize God’s unconditional love. 

We seek to preach and practice God’s words of love and grace for all. We are a mission focused church, reaching out to all and inviting them to experience the Grace of God.