Anglican Mission in the Americas
| Anglican Mission | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Anglican |
| Orientation | mostly Anglican Charismatics and other Evangelicals, but some Anglo-Catholics |
| Polity | Episcopal, Mission Society |
| Leader | Philip Jones |
| Associations |
National Association of Evangelicals, Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas |
| Region | United States, Canada |
| Founder | Various clergy from the above groups including Chuck Murphy as first Bishop |
| Origin | 2000 |
| Separated from | Episcopal Church in the USA |
| Congregations | 44 |
| Official website | www.theamia.org |
The Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMiA) or The Anglican Mission (AM) is a self-governing church inheriting its doctrine and form of worship from the Episcopal Church in the United States (TEC) and Anglican Church of Canada with members and churchmen on a socially conservative mark on the liberal–fundamentalist spectrum of interpretation of the Bible. Among its affiliates is the Anglican Church in North America since their inception on June 2009, initially as a full member, changing its status to ministry partner in 2010. In 2012, the AM sought to clarify the clear intent of its founding by officially recognizing themselves as a "Society of Mission and Apostolic Works". The AM sought oversight from other Anglican Communion provinces in a desire to expand its mission partnerships.
It has its view an authentic, unreformed mission including belief in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church while rejecting what is in its view a modern papal-led hierarchy, apocryphal sacraments and post-apostolic, papal canonical law and equally the adoption of inconsistently modern doctrines in the post-16th century sects of Protestant Christianity. The Anglican Mission was officially established in July 2000 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, under the primatial oversight of the primates of Rwanda and South East Asia.
The Anglican Mission has been led since late 2013 by Bishop Philip Jones who succeeded Bishop Chuck Murphy after 14 years. The Mission Center for the AM is in Dallas, TX.
AMiA, or AM, was formed in response to increased theological liberalism in the Episcopal Church in the United States (TEC) and the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC), the North American branches of the Anglican Communion.
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