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Originating after the American Revolution, the Episcopal Church separated from the Church of England. They are part of the worldwide Anglican Communion, but each national or regional church has full autonomy.

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Zack Jerry

@zackjerry

Originating after the American Revolution, the Episcopal Church separated from the Church of England. They are part of the worldwide Anglican Communion, but each national or regional church has full autonomy.

What Do Episcopalians Believe?

What is the Episcopal Church, and what do Episcopalians believe? What was the origin of Episcopalianism?
http://www.gotquestions.org/Episcopalians.html
Episcopal Beliefs - Episcopal Diocese

The word episcopal refers to government by bishops. The historic episcopate continues the work of the first apostles in the Church: guarding the faith, unity and discipline of the Church, and ordaining men and women to continue Christs ministry.
http://www.epicenter.org/the-episcopal-faith/episcopal-faith/episcopal-beliefs/
Episcopal Church (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Episcopal Church, less commonly known by its other official title, the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, is the United States-based member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal_Church_(United_States)
Episcopal Beliefs - What is an Episcopalian?

Learn about the beliefs of Episcopalians and the mission of the Episcopal Church. We welcome all to find a spiritual home in the Episcopal Church.
http://diocesefl.org/about-us/the-diocese/episcopal-beliefs.aspx
Episcopal Church Core Beliefs and Doctrines

Episcopal Church Core Beliefs and Doctrines - Episcopal Church.
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/posts/publicaffairs/episcopal-church-core-beliefs-and-doctrines
What Is the Episcopal Church? - FAQ

Frequently asked questions about the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Tradition.
http://www.ecww.org/what-episcopal-church
What is Episcopalian? - Trinity Episcopal Church | Escondido CA

If you're looking for a faith that doesn't operate only in a constructed world of black and white expectations where you can explore the truth on your own and in community then the Episcopal style of the Christian faith might be for you.
http://www.trinityescondido.org/what-is-episcopalian/
What Do Episcopalians Believe?

Like all churches, we are often asked. What do you believe?What Episcopalians believe is simple, to some extent, but not simplistic.
http://episcopaldiocesefortworth.org/what-do-episcopalians-believe/
What We Believe - Episcopalian

Anglicans, as members of the Communion are generally called, typically pursue God's love and truth through Holy Scripture, tradition and reason. The Anglican ethos values patience, tolerance, and generous participation in the cultural life of the world.
http://epiphanydurham.ctdiocese.org/What_We_Believe/
The Episcopals' Beliefs on the Afterlife

The Episcopal Church and most Christians share similar beliefs in the afterlife. In particular, they share beliefs with ''mainline'' Protestants such as Presbyterians, Methodists.
http://people.opposingviews.com/episcopals-beliefs-afterlife-3942.html

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The Episcopal Church
Arms of The Episcopal Church: Argent a cross throughout gules, on a canton azure nine cross crosslets in saltire of the field. ^[1]
Abbreviation	TEC, PECUSA
Classification	Mainline Protestant
Orientation	Anglican
Scripture	Holy Bible
Theology	Anglican doctrine (with various theological and doctrinal identities, including Anglo-Catholic, Liberal and Evangelical)
Polity	Episcopal
Governance	Unitary (General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America)
Presiding bishop	Sean W. Rowe
President of the House of Deputies	Julia Ayala Harris
Chief of Mission	Rev. Lester V. Mackenzie
Distinct fellowships	Anglican Communion
Provinces	9
Dioceses	106
Parishes	6,754 (2023)^[2]
Associations	Anglican Communion National Council of Churches World Council of Churches Christian Churches Together in the USA
Full communion	Church of Sweden^[3] Union of Utrecht Philippine Independent Church Mar Thoma Syrian Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Northern and Southern Provinces of the Moravian Church in America Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria
Region	United States Further dioceses in Cuba Haiti Taiwan Latin America and the Caribbean Europe
Language	English (main communications), Spanish, and French (both metropolitan and Canadian) as major spoken languages but parishes are open to use the language they please.
Liturgy	1979 Book of Common Prayer
Headquarters	815 Second Avenue New York City, New York U.S.
Origin	1785; 240 years ago (1785)
Branched from	Church of England
Absorbed	Church of Hawaii (1890s)
Separations	List • Reformed Episcopal Church (1873) • Anglican Orthodox Church (1963) • Anglican Continuum (1977) • Evangelical Episcopal Church (1994) • Anglican Church in North America (2009) • Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter in the Catholic Church (2012) • Branched-outs: Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil (1965) Episcopal Church in the Philippines (1990)
Members	1,547,779 active members (2023) 1,394,769 active baptized members in the U.S. (2023)^[4]
Other name(s)	The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, La Iglesia Episcopal, La Iglesia Episcopal Protestante de los Estados Unidos de América, L'Église épiscopale, L'Église protestante épiscopale des États-Unis d'Amérique
Official website	www.episcopalchurch.org
The Archives of the Episcopal Church	www.episcopalarchives.org
Constitution and Canons

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What Do Episcopalians Believe?

What is the Episcopal Church, and what do Episcopalians believe? What was the origin of Episcopalianism?
http://www.gotquestions.org/Episcopalians.html
Episcopal Beliefs - Episcopal Diocese

The word episcopal refers to government by bishops. The historic episcopate continues the work of the first apostles in the Church: guarding the faith, unity and discipline of the Church, and ordaining men and women to continue Christs ministry.
http://www.epicenter.org/the-episcopal-faith/episcopal-faith/episcopal-beliefs/
Episcopal Church (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Episcopal Church, less commonly known by its other official title, the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, is the United States-based member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal_Church_(United_States)
Episcopal Beliefs - What is an Episcopalian?

Learn about the beliefs of Episcopalians and the mission of the Episcopal Church. We welcome all to find a spiritual home in the Episcopal Church.
http://diocesefl.org/about-us/the-diocese/episcopal-beliefs.aspx
Episcopal Church Core Beliefs and Doctrines

Episcopal Church Core Beliefs and Doctrines - Episcopal Church.
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/posts/publicaffairs/episcopal-church-core-beliefs-and-doctrines
What Is the Episcopal Church? - FAQ

Frequently asked questions about the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Tradition.
http://www.ecww.org/what-episcopal-church
What is Episcopalian? - Trinity Episcopal Church | Escondido CA

If you're looking for a faith that doesn't operate only in a constructed world of black and white expectations where you can explore the truth on your own and in community then the Episcopal style of the Christian faith might be for you.
http://www.trinityescondido.org/what-is-episcopalian/
What Do Episcopalians Believe?

Like all churches, we are often asked. What do you believe?What Episcopalians believe is simple, to some extent, but not simplistic.
http://episcopaldiocesefortworth.org/what-do-episcopalians-believe/
What We Believe - Episcopalian

Anglicans, as members of the Communion are generally called, typically pursue God's love and truth through Holy Scripture, tradition and reason. The Anglican ethos values patience, tolerance, and generous participation in the cultural life of the world.
http://epiphanydurham.ctdiocese.org/What_We_Believe/
The Episcopals' Beliefs on the Afterlife

The Episcopal Church and most Christians share similar beliefs in the afterlife. In particular, they share beliefs with ''mainline'' Protestants such as Presbyterians, Methodists.
http://people.opposingviews.com/episcopals-beliefs-afterlife-3942.html

The Episcopal Church
Arms of The Episcopal Church: Argent a cross throughout gules, on a canton azure nine cross crosslets in saltire of the field. ^[1]
Abbreviation	TEC, PECUSA
Classification	Mainline Protestant
Orientation	Anglican
Scripture	Holy Bible
Theology	Anglican doctrine (with various theological and doctrinal identities, including Anglo-Catholic, Liberal and Evangelical)
Polity	Episcopal
Governance	Unitary (General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America)
Presiding bishop	Sean W. Rowe
President of the House of Deputies	Julia Ayala Harris
Chief of Mission	Rev. Lester V. Mackenzie
Distinct fellowships	Anglican Communion
Provinces	9
Dioceses	106
Parishes	6,754 (2023)^[2]
Associations	Anglican Communion National Council of Churches World Council of Churches Christian Churches Together in the USA
Full communion	Church of Sweden^[3] Union of Utrecht Philippine Independent Church Mar Thoma Syrian Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Northern and Southern Provinces of the Moravian Church in America Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria
Region	United States Further dioceses in Cuba Haiti Taiwan Latin America and the Caribbean Europe
Language	English (main communications), Spanish, and French (both metropolitan and Canadian) as major spoken languages but parishes are open to use the language they please.
Liturgy	1979 Book of Common Prayer
Headquarters	815 Second Avenue New York City, New York U.S.
Origin	1785; 240 years ago (1785)
Branched from	Church of England
Absorbed	Church of Hawaii (1890s)
Separations	List • Reformed Episcopal Church (1873) • Anglican Orthodox Church (1963) • Anglican Continuum (1977) • Evangelical Episcopal Church (1994) • Anglican Church in North America (2009) • Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter in the Catholic Church (2012) • Branched-outs: Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil (1965) Episcopal Church in the Philippines (1990)
Members	1,547,779 active members (2023) 1,394,769 active baptized members in the U.S. (2023)^[4]
Other name(s)	The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, La Iglesia Episcopal, La Iglesia Episcopal Protestante de los Estados Unidos de América, L'Église épiscopale, L'Église protestante épiscopale des États-Unis d'Amérique
Official website	www.episcopalchurch.org
The Archives of the Episcopal Church	www.episcopalarchives.org
Constitution and Canons

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Episcopalian

Originating after the American Revolution, the Episcopal Church separated from the Church of England. They are part of the worldwide Anglican Communion, but each national or regional church has full autonomy.

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