The
faith of the Episcopal Church is nothing other than the Christian
faith as expressed in the Bible and summarized in the ancient creeds
of the Church, the Nicene and Apostles' creeds. The
Episcopal Church is a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion,
the churches around the world that trace their roots to the Church
of England.
Anglicanism
stands in the Reformed tradition, yet considers itself directly
descended from the Early Church. Anglican
churches worship using the the Book of
Common Prayer and accept Holy Baptism and the Holy Eucharist
as the two great sacraments of the
Gospel. Anglicans acknowledge the Bible (or the Holy Scriptures)
as the Word of God and interpret it in light of the Christian tradition
and human reason and experience.
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