Reformed Anglican Church
The Reformed Anglican Church (formerly named the Protestant Episcopal Church, USA) is a Continuing Anglican denomination of the Reformed Anglican tradition. It has an episcopal polity and is based in the United States. It was founded as a split in 2009 from the Traditional Protestant Episcopal Church, another Continuing Anglican body. The church is strongly confessional, Reformed and evangelical.[1] It uses the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.[2]
Reformed Anglican Church | |
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Abbreviation | RAC |
Classification | Continuing Anglican |
Orientation | Reformed Anglican |
Polity | Episcopal |
Presiding Bishop | Robert S. Biermann |
Separated from | Traditional Protestant Episcopal Church |
Official website | reformedanglican.church |
The current Bishop is the Rt. Rev. Robert S. Biermann.[3]
History
The Reformed Anglican Church is a Continuing Anglican denomination that was created in 2009 as a result of a schism with the Traditional Protestant Episcopal Church, another Continuing Anglican denomination with origins in the Anglican Catholic Church that merged into the Anglican Orthodox Church in 2011.[4][5] As with its parent denomination, the Reformed Anglican Church aims at upholding Reformed Anglicanism.
Theology
Catechisms
- Nowell's Catechism
- Heidelberg Catechism
- Anglican Catechism[7]
- 39 Articles of Faith
References
- "Presbyterian and Reformed Churches". Archived from the original on 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- "1928 Book of Common Prayer". standrewstpec.org. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
- "RAC Leadership". Reformed Anglican Church Website. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- "History and circumstances of Diocese". Diocese of the Advent of the Anglican Orthodox Church. 2012-04-26. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- Spaulding, Wallace (20 December 2011). "Orthodox Anglicans Still Fractured But Maintain Identity, Strength". VirtueOnline. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Daily Prayer App". Reformed Anglican Fellowship.
- "Data". reformedanglican.us.
- "Reformation Anglican Church - About Us". Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2014-04-16.