American Anglican Church
The American Anglican Church (AAC) is a Continuing Anglican jurisdiction that counts at present thirteen parishes and missions in North America, many of which serve the Kenyan diaspora population (in the United States). It was founded later in the history of the Continuing Anglican movement, ultimately deriving from controversies in the Episcopal Church. These were over the ordination of women to the priesthood, liberal or progressive theology, and a new revision of the Book of Common Prayer (adopted in 1979). Holy Innocents Anglican Church in New York serves as the AAC headquarters.
| American Anglican Church | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | AAC |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Anglican (including Anglo-Catholic, High, Broad, Low, and Evangelical churchmanships) |
| Scripture | Holy Bible |
| Theology | Anglican Doctrine |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Governance | Synodical |
| Presiding Bishop | John Herzog |
| Associations | Province of the Good Sheperd |
| Full communion | United Anglican Church Province II |
| Liturgy | Book of Common Prayer 1928 U.S. (official)
Book of Common Prayer 1662 (authorized) Anglican Missal American Edition (authorized) English Missal (authorized) |
| Headquarters | Holy Innocents Anglican Church, New York, United States (de facto headquarters) |
| Territory | United States |
| Origin | Late 1990s New York, United States |
| Separations | St. Stephen's Independent Anglican Church (2018)
St. John's Community Church (2019) St. Matthew's Anglican Church (2020) |
| Official website | http://www.americananglicanchurch.org |
| Slogan | Lord Direct Us |
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