American Anglican Church

The American Anglican Church (AAC) is a Continuing Anglican jurisdiction that was founded later in the history of the Continuing Anglican movement, ultimately deriving from controversies in the Episcopal Church. These were over the ordination of women to the priesthood, liberal or progressive theology, and a new revision of the Book of Common Prayer (adopted in 1979). Holy Innocents Anglican Church in New York serves as the AAC headquarters.

Not to be confused with Anglican Church in America, Anglican Church in North America, Anglican Province of America, or American Anglican Church of the Anglican Synod.

American Anglican Church
AbbreviationAAC
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationAnglican (including Anglo-Catholic, High, Broad, Low, and Evangelical churchmanship)
ScriptureHoly Bible
TheologyAnglican Doctrine
PolityEpiscopal
GovernanceSynodical
Presiding BishopJohn Herzog
AssociationsProvince of the Good Sheperd
Full communionUnited Anglican Church Province II
LiturgyBook of Common Prayer 1928 U.S. (official standard), Book of Common Prayer 1662 (authorized), Anglican Missal American Edition (authorized), English Missal (authorized)
HeadquartersHoly Innocents Anglican Church, New York, United States (de facto headquarters)
TerritoryUnited States, Canada
OriginLate 1990s
New York, United States
Separated fromAmerican Anglican Church of the Anglican Synod (defunct) (Late 1990s)
Absorbed9 of 26 churches of the AAC [Anglican Synod] (defunct)
SeparationsSt. Stephen's Independent Anglican Church (2018)

St. John's Community Church (2019)

St. Matthew's Anglican Church (2020)
Official websitehttp://www.americananglicanchurch.org
SloganLord Direct Us
 

Beliefs

The American Anglican Church is a product of the Continuing Anglican movement and its doctrines are generally within the orthodoxy of that movement. It summarizes its doctrine, discipline, and worship in a mission statement:

We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the Word of God; The Creeds (as the standard of faith) mean exactly what they say; Christian morality of the New Testament is the sole guide of faith and practice.[1]

The denomination conforms to most of the standards contained in the Affirmation of St. Louis, and counts at present thirteen parishes and missions in North America, many of which serve the Kenyan diaspora population.

St. Andrew's Institute of Theology

The American Anglican Church has one theological seminary. St. Andrew's Institute of Theology is an unaccredited seminary.[2]

While not a correspondence school, there is no physical seminary facility. Instruction is decentralized, and course work and teaching feedback are often submitted via mail or electronic means. While courses are open to anyone,[2] the institute is primarily focused on training internal candidates for ordination.

References
  1. "Welcome to American Anglican Church". www.americananglicanchurch.org. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  2. "Seminary". www.americananglicanchurch.org. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
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