Our Beliefs

We are a church walking in the ongoing, restorative Way of Jesus Christ. Our faith has been received and carried on by the historic Christian Church throughout the centuries and across the globe. This includes a commitment to the Bible as the Word of God. We believe the Scriptures are the truth by which we order our lives. We also hold to the central place of Jesus as the unique Son of God. Freedom from sin, death, and darkness is found in his sacrificial death and resurrection alone.

If you would like to learn more about the theology that unites our global, regional, and local faith community, please visit the website of the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA). We recognize that all of us are on a faith journey, and we warmly welcome those with questions and doubts.

Historically Rooted

Anglicans see themselves as being in continuity with the ancient church. The gospel has not changed: we are inheritors of a faith preached by the apostles, handed down through the early centuries of the church, and renewed in the English Reformation. Even our forms of worship would be recognizable to 2nd-century Christians as belonging to the same lineage of faith. The Book of Common Prayer shapes our worship and life together around this tradition, and we celebrate its beauty, stability, and power to put us in the way of Jesus.

Globally Connected

Anglicans are a global family of faith: there are over 85 million of us in 165 countries, with the vast majority residing in the Global South. The “average” Anglican is a 20-something African woman. We see the kingdom as broader than our borders and deeper than merely cultural Christianity.

More Resources

• The book Simply Anglican by Winfield Bevins is a good first step for further research into Anglicanism.

• The Jerusalem Declaration is a short statement about how global Anglicanism is grappling in navigating the modern world.

• The ACNA Catechism is a helpful modern summary of Christianity “with an Anglican accent” in a Q&A format.