What is "Anglican"?

The Anglican Church is a community of worshipping Christians, with more than 80 million members around the world.

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5 Marks of Mission of the Anglican Communion
  1. To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom.
  2. To teach, baptize and nurture new believers.
  3. To respond to human need by loving service.
  4. To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation.
  5. To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.
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Anglican Spirituality & Temperament

These elements of the Anglican tradition are key to our speech about who we are both within our parishes and to those who may be interested and intrigued with an Anglican way of being Christian:

Anglican Spirituality

  • Liturgical/Biblical
  • Communal
  • Sacramental
  • Incarnational
  • Mystical

Anglican Temperament

  • Comprehensive
  • Ambiguous
  • Open-minded
  • Intuitive
  • Aesthetic
  • Moderate
  • Naturalistic
  • Political

 

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