Anglican Mission in England | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Network in Europe |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 29 (2024) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Rite | Anglican |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Tim Davies |
| Assistant bishop | Lee McMunn |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Anglican Mission in England (AMiE) is an Anglican convocation affiliated to the Anglican Network in Europe that seeks to establish Anglican churches in England outside the Church of England. It was created with the support of the Global Anglican Future Conference, and is part of the Anglican realignment. [1]
AMiE has two bishops: Diocesan Bishop Tim Davies and Assistant Bishop Lee McMunn (consecrated as Assistant Bishop in AMiE, 21 October 2022). Andy Lines was the first convocation bishop: he was consecrated on 30 June 2017 as the Missionary Bishop to Europe of the Anglican Church in North America. Andy Lines is now the Presiding Bishop of ANiE. [2]
AMiE was formed with the support of GAFCON (The Global Anglican Future Conference). [3] [4] GAFCON gave their full support at their second meeting in Nairobi, in October 2013. Initially its congregations were church plants that had been ejected from the Church of England for various reasons. More recently, evangelical Anglican churches have begun to plant churches under the AMiE banner. [5]
The movement has received the support of the Archbishop of Nigeria, Nicholas Okoh. [6] [7]
In 2016 AMiE set out its vision to plant 25 churches by 2025 and 250 churches by 2050. [6]
Bishop Lines ordained the first nine men as deacons and priests on 7 December 2017, at East London Tabernacle, a Baptist church in east London. [8] Previously, clergymen associated with AMiE had come from the Church of England, or been ordained by Anglican bishops overseas. Eight men were ordained as deacons and one as a priest, all working for AMiE churches. [1] For example, Robert Tearle, 24, was to serve as deacon at Trinity Church Scarborough, a 2017 church plant. [9]
On 14 December 2020, AMIE became a proto-diocese (convocation) affiliated to the newly created Anglican Network in Europe; [10] the network's other convocation is the Anglican Convocation in Europe, which has six churches in Scotland, Portugal, Cornwall and Surrey. [11]
AMiE takes a conservative stance on human sexuality, opposing same-sex marriage and women's ordination. Members of the executive of AMiE are required to hold complementarian views. AMiE leaders have made accusations that there is false teaching in Church of England leadership. [6] Bishop Lee McMunn has stated that, while many "faithful Anglicans" remain within the Church of England, others find their route to ordination "blocked by liberal clergy who do not believe orthodox Anglican teachings".
AMiE's stated intent is not to threaten Anglicans within current structures, but to provide support for those already outside the structures. [1]
AMiE became a convocation on 14 December 2020 and a diocese on 17 June 2023. In June 2024 it had 29 member churches alongside three pioneer congregations led by licensed church planters. Tim Davies and Lee McMunn were consecrated assistant bishops on 21 October 2022 along with Ian Ferguson (asst bishop, ACE).
Former AMiE churches
The following churches disaffiliated from AMiE in 2020–21.
| Name | Location | Web | Clergy | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Anglican Church, Fowey | Fowey, Cornwall | Philip de Grey-Warter | 2019 [39] | Formed when the vicar of Fowey Parish Church left the CoE. Now part of the Anglican Convocation in Europe (see above). | |
| Cornerstone Church Crewe | Crewe, Cheshire | Matt Guest (ordained CoE 2015) | 2019 | Church plant from Christ Church, Wharton. | |
| Grace Church Bude | Bude, Cornwall | Alistair Harper (ordained AMiE 2017) | 2019 | May be defunct. | |
| King's Church Guildford | Guildford, Surrey | Richard Leadbeater (ordained CoE 2010) | 2014 | Now part of FIEC. [40] |
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