A Brief History on Anglicanism
The Anglican Church is part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, and Jesus Christ himself is our Lord and Savior. We are a Church with historic roots proclaiming the Gospel throughout the world in our modern world.
The Anglican Church began as part of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church located in England and the rest of the British Isles. Tradition says it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea after Jesus’ death but the first known figure in the church was St. Alban, a martyr who was killed in the 3rd century. Pope Gregory the Great sent missionaries to England in 595 and through the efforts of the missionaries and others England became Christian. Shortly after this period the churches in Ireland and England began sending missionaries to the European continent to convert many parts of Western and Central Europe from paganism.
The Church continued in England until the Reformation in the 16th century. The Church in England took the middle way between the Roman Catholics and the Protestants by keeping many of the things that made them Catholic like the Eucharist and their bishops, while at the same time reforming the church to be more in line with the Early Church from the New Testament. The Church continued to thrive in England, eventually sending missionaries to other parts of the world to convert people to their Anglican Christianity. The Anglican faith is especially strong in the parts of the world known as the Global South, including Sub-Saharan Africa and South America. Anglicanism now has over 85 million believers found in every continent around the world.
The Anglican Church began as part of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church located in England and the rest of the British Isles. Tradition says it was founded by Joseph of Arimathea after Jesus’ death but the first known figure in the church was St. Alban, a martyr who was killed in the 3rd century. Pope Gregory the Great sent missionaries to England in 595 and through the efforts of the missionaries and others England became Christian. Shortly after this period the churches in Ireland and England began sending missionaries to the European continent to convert many parts of Western and Central Europe from paganism.
The Church continued in England until the Reformation in the 16th century. The Church in England took the middle way between the Roman Catholics and the Protestants by keeping many of the things that made them Catholic like the Eucharist and their bishops, while at the same time reforming the church to be more in line with the Early Church from the New Testament. The Church continued to thrive in England, eventually sending missionaries to other parts of the world to convert people to their Anglican Christianity. The Anglican faith is especially strong in the parts of the world known as the Global South, including Sub-Saharan Africa and South America. Anglicanism now has over 85 million believers found in every continent around the world.