Reformed Anglican Church

Reformed Anglican Church
Abbreviation	RAC
Classification	Continuing Anglican
Orientation	Reformed Anglican
Polity	Episcopal
Presiding Bishop	Delbert Murray.
Separated from	Traditional Protestant Episcopal Church
Official website	reformedanglican.us

The Reformed Anglican Church (formerly named the Protestant Episcopal Church, USA) is a Continuing Anglican denomination of the Reformed Anglican tradition. It has an episcopal polity and is based in the United States. It was founded as a split in 2009 from the Traditional Protestant Episcopal Church, another Continuing Anglican body. The church is strongly confessional, Reformed and evangelical. ^[1] It uses the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. ^[2]

The current bishop is the Rt. Rev. Robert S. Biermann. ^[3]

History

The Reformed Anglican Church is a Continuing Anglican denomination that was created in 2009 as a result of a schism with the Traditional Protestant Episcopal Church, another Continuing Anglican denomination with origins in the Anglican Catholic Church that merged into the Anglican Orthodox Church in 2011. ^{[4] [5]} As with its parent denomination, the Reformed Anglican Church aims at upholding Reformed Anglicanism.

Theology

Main article: Anglican doctrine

Creeds

• Athanasian Creed
• Nicene Creed
• Apostles Creed ^[6]

Catechisms

• Nowell's Catechism
• Heidelberg Catechism
• Anglican Catechism ^[7]
• 39 Articles of Faith

Solas

• Sola Scriptura
• Solus Christus
• Sola Gratia
• Sola Fide
• Soli Deo Gloria ^[8]

References

1. "Presbyterian and Reformed Churches". Archived from the original on 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
2. "1928 Book of Common Prayer". standrewstpec.org. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
3. "RAC Leadership". Reformed Anglican Church Website. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
4. "History and circumstances of Diocese". Diocese of the Advent of the Anglican Orthodox Church. 2012-04-26. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
5. Spaulding, Wallace (20 December 2011). "Orthodox Anglicans Still Fractured But Maintain Identity, Strength". VirtueOnline. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
6. "Daily Prayer App". Reformed Anglican Fellowship.
7. "Data". reformedanglican.us.
8. "Reformation Anglican Church - About Us". Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2014-04-16.

External links

• Official website
• Protestant Episcopal Church, USA (archived website) ^{[ usurped ]}