what is the american equivalent of...
May 16th 2008, 3:24 pm
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what is the american equivalent of...
church of england??? my random nagging question this week - if i am CofE in the uk - what am i in america???????????????????????????????
May 16th 2008, 3:28 pm
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Episcopalian.
May 16th 2008, 4:00 pm
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That's different to the C of E.
Where we used to live we had C of E, Catholic, Welsh Presbyterian, Methodist, a Born again Chapel, Evangelical.
And just down the road ......a Mormon Church.
Where we used to live we had C of E, Catholic, Welsh Presbyterian, Methodist, a Born again Chapel, Evangelical.
And just down the road ......a Mormon Church.
May 16th 2008, 4:13 pm
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Well surely you're still C of E, the Church of England is still the Church of England. You can join another church and change your religion, but C of E is still C of E!
May 16th 2008, 4:18 pm
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(Episcopalian is commonly used to interchange between the both here is a link to the differences (if any)/history of the two) http://www.ehsbr.org/chapel/faqs.cfm
Church of Scotland is Presbyterian just to confuse people.
May 16th 2008, 4:18 pm
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May 16th 2008, 4:20 pm
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I've tried several alternatives but have enjoyed the Episc. services the most..makes me feel more at home.
May 16th 2008, 4:21 pm
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I believe Church of England is Anglican, which is a denomination unto itself.
May 16th 2008, 4:21 pm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England
The Church of England's sister church in Ireland, the Church of Ireland, also went through the reformation in the sixteenth century. Unlike in England, the majority of the populace did not go along with this, preferring continued adherence to the Roman Catholic Church, but the Church of Ireland retained official established church status in Ireland until 1871. Under the Act of Union (Ireland) 1800, the Church of Ireland was united with the Church of England. This union was dissolved and the Irish church disestablished in 1871. To this day the Church of Ireland remains organised on an all-Ireland basis.
The Scottish Episcopal Church is the sister church in Scotland and is in full communion with it. It is much smaller than the Church of Scotland, which is recognised in law as the "national church" and has a Presbyterian system of government. The history of the Episcopal Church is complicated, involving alternating periods of official promotion and persecution: for a time, because of its association with Jacobitism, it had to operate sub rosa.
When the Episcopal Church in the U.S. became independent of the Church of England after the American War of Independence, the leadership of the Church of England did not believe itself legally able to consecrate new bishops without requiring of them the standard oath of loyalty to the crown. Consequently it was the non-juring bishops of the non-established Scottish Episcopal Church who consecrated the first American bishop, until new legislation allowed the Church of England to relax its policy.
The Church in Wales, previously a part of the Church of England, was disestablished in 1920 and at the same time became an independent member of the Anglican Communion.
More here as well....
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/...pal-Church-USA
The Church of England's sister church in Ireland, the Church of Ireland, also went through the reformation in the sixteenth century. Unlike in England, the majority of the populace did not go along with this, preferring continued adherence to the Roman Catholic Church, but the Church of Ireland retained official established church status in Ireland until 1871. Under the Act of Union (Ireland) 1800, the Church of Ireland was united with the Church of England. This union was dissolved and the Irish church disestablished in 1871. To this day the Church of Ireland remains organised on an all-Ireland basis.
The Scottish Episcopal Church is the sister church in Scotland and is in full communion with it. It is much smaller than the Church of Scotland, which is recognised in law as the "national church" and has a Presbyterian system of government. The history of the Episcopal Church is complicated, involving alternating periods of official promotion and persecution: for a time, because of its association with Jacobitism, it had to operate sub rosa.
When the Episcopal Church in the U.S. became independent of the Church of England after the American War of Independence, the leadership of the Church of England did not believe itself legally able to consecrate new bishops without requiring of them the standard oath of loyalty to the crown. Consequently it was the non-juring bishops of the non-established Scottish Episcopal Church who consecrated the first American bishop, until new legislation allowed the Church of England to relax its policy.
The Church in Wales, previously a part of the Church of England, was disestablished in 1920 and at the same time became an independent member of the Anglican Communion.
More here as well....
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/...pal-Church-USA
May 16th 2008, 4:22 pm
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May 16th 2008, 4:47 pm
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"...the world-wide Anglican Communion, comprising over 80 million members in 44 regional and national member churches around the globe in over 160 countries."
If you go to their Provincial Directory - Listing by Country http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/index.cfm
..you will see that it includes the following listings;
England - The Church of England
Canada - The Anglican Church of Canada
Ireland - The Church of Ireland
Scotland - The Scottish Episcopal Church
USA - The Episcopal Church in the USA
(etc. etc.)
May 16th 2008, 4:53 pm
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The emblem of the Episcopalian church should give you a couple of clues as well...
...look similar to anything?!
...look similar to anything?!
May 16th 2008, 5:13 pm
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The emblem of the Episcopalian church should give you a couple of clues as well...
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/images/ec_hm_shield.jpg
...look similar to anything?!
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/images/ec_hm_shield.jpg
...look similar to anything?!