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.

The mainline Christian denomination divided into nine ecclesiastical provinces. Its presiding bishop is Sean Rowe.

In 2018 the Episcopal Church had 1,835,931 baptized members, of whom 1,676,349 were in the United States. In 2011 it was the nation's 14th-largest Christian denomination.

Episcopal Church (United States) Media

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  Flag of the Episcopal Church

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  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

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  Bruton Parish Church in Colonial Williamsburg, established in 1674. The current building was completed in 1715.

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  Old North Church in Boston. Inspired by the work of Christopher Wren, it was completed in 1723.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Christ Episcopal Church, Macon, Georgia, c. 1877

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  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.

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  Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, interior, 1872

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  Gene Robinson, retired bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, at the Cathedral of St. Mark, Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2013