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May the light of heaven make your journey here brighter with hope, faith and love and your connection with eternity more sure. |
Welcome
to the official
website of the worldwide Episcopal Free Communion, previously known as The
Anglican Free Communion. Here you will find
news and information about the life and ministry of our Anglican / Episcopal
family of Churches. These "Member" Churches or
"Provinces" are autonomous and share doctrine, ways of worshipping
and mission in common. Find a focus of
unity in the Archbishop Primus, Churches relating to each other directly, and
also through regular meetings in
the General Synod. We pray that your connection with our website and any interest in our witness to the Risen Lord Jesus Christ will be a positive and uplifting element in your spiritual journey. |
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In Christ that unites us |
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The Most Rev'd Dr. Richard Arthur
Palmer PhD, MA, BA, BEd ARCHBISHOP PRIMUS of THE EPISCOPAL FREE COMMUNION "The Episcopal Free Church" |
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The Episcopal Free Communion
is : - a confederation of independent
and autocephalous Denominations or Churches exercising identity in
particularity because of the autonomy of every individual Church. They exist in harmony with one another and
follow a spirituality and practice within an Anglican ethos. They only accept any form of centrality as
part of a world-wide family of Churches The Episcopal Free Communion
is not : - a superficial expression of
a freedom, which may or may not be found within the Anglican Communion, and
therefore does not wish to create either a legal or jurisdictional framework,
as may be detectable in mainstream Anglicanism This ecclesial model is both
catholic and protestant as understood in traditional terms Position on Inclusivity In the Constitution and Bylaws
of The Episcopal Free Communion, mention is made of the issue on
inclusivity. This is a matter to
ensure the policy of the Communion. However, given the complex nature of
social and political differences across the world, respect must be given to
the decisions of various governments of the countries where the Communion is
established, and that might seem to be at variance with the open stance of
the Communion. The Episcopal Free
Communion does not wish to appear in any way unsympathetic towards a
situation which might compromise any of its clergy. |
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THE EPISCOPAL FREE COMMUNION
Fr Steve Castle
Secretary to the Consistory
Church House
22 Southcliff Road
Southampton
SO14 6GE
England UK
Office: (+44) 02380 338343
steve.461@btinternet.com