Our mission is to feed Christ to our world. We do this by receiving the Bread of Life in word and sacrament, by becoming the Bread of Life as we participate together in the grace of God, and by serving the Bread of Life to the world in witness and service. To guide us we use the picture of the early church in the book of Acts chapter two verses forty-two through forty-seven:
“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread (communion), and to the prayers. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together…they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” Acts 2:42-47
We are men and women of faith gathered from diverse backgrounds seeking an expression of the church that is fully sacramental-liturgical, evangelical and charismatic; a church that is submitted to the authority of scripture, as interpreted by the continuing witness of the ancient church and governed by consensus. Our worship is Biblical, liturgical and Spirit filled, ancient and contemporary, holy and joyful. We are committed to advancing God’s kingdom by proclaiming the Gospel to the least, the lost and the lonely.
• A Church fully Sacramental/Liturgical: At the center of worship is the sacrament of Holy Eucharist (The Lord’s Supper) in which we believe is the Real Presence of Christ. We celebrate the living historic forms of the liturgies of the Church and the seven Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist (the Lord’s Supper), Confession, Healing, Holy Orders and Holy Matrimony.
• A Church fully Evangelical: We are a church holding to a high view of the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, believing them to contain all things necessary for salvation; nothing can be taught as necessary for salvation that is not contained therein. We are committed to the perching of the Gospel to fulfill the Great Commission. We believe that we are saved by grace alone and justified by faith in Christ who is calling us to a personal relationship with Him.
• A Church fully Charismatic: We are a church open to the historic working of the Holy Spirit. We believe that through the baptism of the Holy Spirit all believers are empowered to participate in the fullness of ministry. The baptism of the Holy Spirit releases in the believer both the fruit and the gifts of the Spirit for the building up of the church and the advancement of the Kingdom.
• Consensus Government: We are a church governed by Bishops in apostolic succession who are humbly submitted to the leading of the Holy Spirit and to each other. We are a house of prayer at all level of government, desiring to hear the voice of God. Decisions are made in council upon coming to consensus. The church is administered by the orders of Bishops, Priests, Deacons and Laity. All baptized Christians are ministers of the church.
The Mission of the Charismatic Episcopal Church
The Charismatic Episcopal Church exists to make visible the kingdom of God to the nations of the world; to bring the rich sacramental and liturgical life of the early church to searching evangelicals and charismatics; to carry the power of Pentecost to our brothers and sisters in the historic churches; and finally, to provide a home for all Christians who seek a sacramental, evangelical, charismatic church and foundation for their lives and gifts of ministry.
We received apostolic succession and began as a communion in 1992. From three parishes in that first year, we have grown to over 1100 churches in 23 countries around the world.
The Charismatic Episcopal Church is a unique and separate denomination. It is not now, and has never been, a part of or affiliated with The Episcopal Church USA or the Anglican communion. Click on "Beliefs" at left to find out more.
