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Learn about the core beliefs and practices of the Episcopal Church, a Christian denomination that follows the teachings of Jesus Christ and the authority of Scripture, tradition, and reason. Explore the Book of Common Prayer, the Bible, the creeds, the sacraments, and more.
- The Creeds
Creeds are statements of our basic beliefs about God. The...
- Baptismal Covenant
The baptismal covenant, found on p. 304-5 of The Book of...
- The Catechism
Offered in a question-and-answer format, the Catechism found...
- The Sacraments
Our Anglican tradition recognizes sacraments as “outward and...
- The Bible
According to the Catechism, “We understand the meaning of...
- Book of Common Prayer
As Armentrout and Slocum note in their Episcopal Dictionary...
- Communion
As such, all persons who have been baptized, and are...
- Video
Video - What We Believe – The Episcopal Church
- The Creeds
The Episcopal Church (TEC), also officially the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (PECUSA), [6] is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere.
12 paź 2011 · Learn about the foundational truths of the Christian faith and the Episcopal Church's distinctive practices and traditions. Explore the Bible, the Book of Common Prayer, the Creeds, the Sacraments, and more.
Learn how Episcopalians interpret the Bible, follow ancient and modern traditions, and celebrate God through water, bread and wine. Explore the Anglican Communion, the Book of Common Prayer, and the sacraments of baptism and communion.
Offered in a question-and-answer format, the Catechism found in the back of The Book of Common Prayer (pp. 845-862) helps teach the essential truths of the Christian faith and how Episcopalians live those truths.
The Episcopal Church has many influences, but three stand out: Scripture, tradition and reason. Our beliefs are succinctly captured in the Baptismal Covenant.
The Episcopal Church is a member of the world-wide Anglican Communion, with 70 million members in 164 countries. We are a community of Christians bound together by our belief that Holy Scripture contains the very core of all Christian faith and thought, by the many ancient and modern stories that connect us to Jesus and his teachings, and by ...