Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church (TEC) is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere.
It is a mainline Christian denomination divided into nine provinces. The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church is Michael Bruce Curry, the first African-American bishop to serve in that position.
In 2018[update] the Episcopal Church had 1,835,931 baptized members, of whom 1,676,349 were in the United States. In 2011[update] it was the nation's 14th largest denomination.[1]
Episcopal Church (United States) Media
Flag of the Episcopal Church
St. Luke's Church, built during the 17th century near Smithfield, Virginia – the oldest Anglican church-building to have survived largely intact in North America.
Bruton Parish Church in Colonial Williamsburg, established in 1674. The current building was completed in 1715.
Old North Church in Boston. Inspired by the work of Christopher Wren, it was completed in 1723.
Trinity Church in Swedesboro, New Jersey. Originally serving a Church of Sweden congregation, it became an Episcopal church in 1786, when this building was completed.
St. John's Episcopal Church, built in 1816 in Washington, D.C., is known as the "Church of the Presidents" for the many presidents who have worshiped there.
Christ Episcopal Church, Macon, Georgia, c. 1877
St. John's Episcopal Church in Montgomery, Alabama, established in 1834. The church building was completed in 1855. The Secession Convention of Southern Churches was held here in 1861.
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, interior, 1872
Gene Robinson, retired bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, at the Cathedral of St. Mark, Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2013
References
- ↑ "Trends continue in church membership growth or decline, reports 2011 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches", News from the National Council of Churches, National Council of Churches News Service, February 14, 2011, retrieved December 29, 2011,
14. The Episcopal Church, 2,026,343 members, down 2.48 percent.
Note: The number of members given here is the total number of baptized members in 2012 (cf. Baptized Members by Province and Diocese 2002–2013).
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