ASCENSION
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE
What we believe.
We Episcopalians believe in a loving, liberating, and life-giving God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As constituent members of the Anglican Communion in the United States, we are descendants of and partners with the Church of England and the Scottish Episcopal Church and are part of the third largest group of Christians in the world.
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We believe in following the teachings of Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection saved the world.
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We have a legacy of inclusion, aspiring to tell and exemplify God’s love for every human being; women and men serve as bishops, priests, and deacons in our church. Laypeople and clergy cooperate as leaders at all levels of our church. Leadership is a gift from God, and can be expressed by all people in our church, regardless of sexual identity or orientation.
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We believe that God loves you – no exceptions.
BIBLE
The Bible is of extraordinary importance to Episcopal worship.
“Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation.” The 39 Articles, a 1536 foundational document of Anglican theology
SACRAMENTS
Outward and visiable signs of inward and spiritual grace.
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BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER
Contains our liturgies, our prayers, our theological documents
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CREEDS
Statements of our basic beliefs about God.
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