Anglican Vs. Episcopal

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GKC said:
Depends on what sense the terms are used. Most generally, episcopal only refers to a church polity; it’s governed by bishops (episcopi) but I will assume that you are not thinking of that.

More likely, you’re looking at a church that has split from the Episcopal Church in America, over doctrinal differences. Historically, Anglican used to refer to the Church of England alone. As other national Anglican jurisdictions developed and became self governing, most retained the term “Anglican” in their names (Anglican Church of Canada, of South Africa, of Australia, etc). But a couple of such Churches did not. The Anglican church in Scotland, associated with the Worldwide Anglican Communion (those Churches which arose from the CoE, are now self-governing, and are in communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury, 38 such ) is the Episcopal Church of Scotland, and in America, the equivalent Church is the Episcopal Church.

In this country, as groups of Episcopalians broke from the Episcopal Church, over doctrinal issues, they often took the word Anglican as part of their names (though not always). Thus, the Anglican Church in America, or the Anglican Catholic Church. And even those which did not, often will refer to themselves as Anglican, to be sure the differentitation from the Episcopal Church is made. My jurisdiction and parish do that.

So, my bet, if you are in America, you’re going to attend a church that is Anglican in hertitage, but not part of the Episcopal Church.

GKC
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I gotta say I absolutely love your posts. They are packed with useful information and reasonable thoughts.
 
emeraldcoast said:
Syele,

Do you have any “normal” Episcopal Churches in your area??😉

God Bless!
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umm I dunno.

There are 2 Episcopal Churches in my area plus this Anglican one. How “normal” they are, I dont know lol.

I grew up in a inter-denominational church and then when we moved to this area went to non-denominational ones. When I moved to Austin, TX I attended an Episcopal Church there but It wasn’t for very long and I was pregnant so I wasn’t studying things about the Church in particular much, more like praying about my future and the future of my daughter. then I moved back here and just went to the church my parents were going to and that was the only reason for choosing that. then I moved away again to a very very small town. There, I landed in the Assembly of God mainly due to lack of choices. That town was too small for me so I came back here again. Since I got back I have been visiting different Churches and praying about where I should be. I visited one of the two Episcopal Churches here many years ago and visited the other one on Ash Wednesday this year. Basically I grew up with the idea that denominations divide Christians and are therefore wrong, but I am restless at non-denominational churches I have gone too, they seem to be focused completly on gaining new Christians and the very basics fo Christianity with no in depth study, so little spiritual growth. I ahve nothing against bringing more people to Christ, but we should not ignore thier spiritual growth afterwards. Anyways all that to say, Im currently trying to figure what God wants me to do … I lean towards Episcopal because the one time in my life I had zero doubts about what Church I should be at was in Austin. But im not there now, and I dont know enough about Episcopalians and Anglicans to even know if the churchs here are under the same denominational group as the one I attended there. I will be spending some time looking over all the websites in this thread already… But overall Im quite frustrated.
 
Syele said:
Thanks for the loads of info! looks like I have some studying to do. Especially thanks for the links so I have some good starting places.

saintpatricksamia.org is their church website.

emeraldcoast, I found nothing bad from my visit, though visiting once gives only a very limited view of things. Choosing what Church to attend is not an easy process. 😦
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AMiA is overall a good jurisdiction. I spent many months in a local AMiA church after leaving the Baptist church. The Bishop of this church confirmed me. Every AMiA church is different. This one "appears"to be more reformed oriented. The one I attended more charismatic. I would suggest talking with Fr. Jacob and plugging into the parish life. Then you will get more information and experiences to form a decision.

As I am more of what is called “Anglo-Catholic” I left my AMiA parish for one more in line with that flavor of Anglicanism. I do not regret my time there, acutally I enjoyed it.
 
MarkBrown said:
AMiA is overall a good jurisdiction. I spent many months in a local AMiA church after leaving the Baptist church. The Bishop of this church confirmed me. Every AMiA church is different. This one "appears"to be more reformed oriented. The one I attended more charismatic. I would suggest talking with Fr. Jacob and plugging into the parish life. Then you will get more information and experiences to form a decision.

As I am more of what is called “Anglo-Catholic” I left my AMiA parish for one more in line with that flavor of Anglicanism. I do not regret my time there, acutally I enjoyed it.
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Thanks for that I wasn’t really sure why it said amia after it in the domain. I guess it makes logical sense in hindsight that it would be an indication of affiliation. The Episcopal Church I attended before was very charismatic, while this one is not. Im not used to the Hymns but they are nice. So much info to take in, so little time…
 
Syele said:
umm I dunno.

There are 2 Episcopal Churches in my area plus this Anglican one. How “normal” they are, I dont know lol.

I grew up in a inter-denominational church and then when we moved to this area went to non-denominational ones. When I moved to Austin, TX I attended an Episcopal Church there but It wasn’t for very long and I was pregnant so I wasn’t studying things about the Church in particular much, more like praying about my future and the future of my daughter. then I moved back here and just went to the church my parents were going to and that was the only reason for choosing that. then I moved away again to a very very small town. There, I landed in the Assembly of God mainly due to lack of choices. That town was too small for me so I came back here again. Since I got back I have been visiting different Churches and praying about where I should be. I visited one of the two Episcopal Churches here many years ago and visited the other one on Ash Wednesday this year. Basically I grew up with the idea that denominations divide Christians and are therefore wrong, but I am restless at non-denominational churches I have gone too, they seem to be focused completly on gaining new Christians and the very basics fo Christianity with no in depth study, so little spiritual growth. I ahve nothing against bringing more people to Christ, but we should not ignore thier spiritual growth afterwards. Anyways all that to say, Im currently trying to figure what God wants me to do … I lean towards Episcopal because the one time in my life I had zero doubts about what Church I should be at was in Austin. But im not there now, and I dont know enough about Episcopalians and Anglicans to even know if the churchs here are under the same denominational group as the one I attended there. I will be spending some time looking over all the websites in this thread already… But overall Im quite frustrated.
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I wish you luck on this one. I have my opinions, as to the Episcopal Church, but I will not try to influence you.

GKC
 
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