Global Family
What is the Anglican Church?
The Anglican Communion is the second largest body of Christians in the world. Founded as the Church of England during the Reformation, Anglicans emphasize a fresh and relevant "best practices" view of Protestant faith and theology while preserving many of the traditions passed down from the early church. The theology of the Anglican Communion is expressed in Holy Scripture, the Creeds, the 39 Articles, and the Book of Common Prayer.
The Anglican Mission in the Americas
The Anglican Mission began in August 2000 as a missionary outreach of the Province of the Anglican Church of Rwanda. As Anglicans, we not only enjoy a unique connection to our African brothers and sisters in Christ, we belong to a global family of some 70 million Christians in 164 countries across the world.
Anglican Mission congregations are connected through Mission Networks (other Anglican Mission churches ministering together to fulfill the Great Commandment and the Great Commission). Networks nurture a sense of biblical community as well as provide healthy accountability as they encourage, resource, and release local congregations for mission.
Why a new missionary movement in the United States?
Christianity is experiencing a dynamic renewal and expansion in many other parts of the world, including Africa, South America, and Asia. The Anglican Mission is catching this wave of the Spirit with a sincere desire to see revival in our country in this generation. For this reason, the Anglican Mission exists to glorify God by gathering, planting, serving, growing, and multiplying dynamic local churches in the Anglican tradition that that love Jesus Christ and reach out to the world He died to save (John 3:16-17; Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 2:14-47). We are compelled by the Spirit to extend the kingdom of God by reaching out from coast to coast to proclaim the Gospel and make faithful, fruitful, and fulfilled disciples of Jesus Christ.
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