What it means to be an Anglican
The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) is a growing church that unites more than 134,000 Anglicans in 1,062 congregations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico with a shared commitment to “Reaching North America with the Transforming Love of Jesus Christ.”
Anglicans are part of a global communion of churches that unites more than 86 million Christians in more than 160 countries. Anglicanism encompasses the rich history and traditions of both catholic and protestant Christianity, bringing together a vibrant faith in Jesus Christ, a commitment to the trustworthiness and authority of Scripture, the beauty of liturgical worship, and an expectation of the powerful work of the Holy Spirit.
Staff
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Parish Council
Fr. Brian Miller
Brian began intentionally following Jesus at the age of 19 and has been deeply blessed by the journey. He is passionate about the Word of God intersecting the lives of people in such a way that their lives’ reflect the glory of the Savior. Brian earned his B.A. from Carroll College in Elementary Education and his Masters of Divinity from Trinity School for Ministry. He has been ordained since 2001. Among his favorite authors are C.S. Lewis, John Eldredge, and Richard Foster. Brian has been the rector of Christ Church since October of 2007. Brian and his wife Jennifer have five children.
Parish Council
President
Vice President
John Nordhagen
Greg Harby
Treasurer
Bob Chatriand
Patti Burt
Don Wilson
Michelle Hall
Secretary
Dan Kaluza
Our Beliefs
“We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father.
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Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation He came down from heaven. By the power of the Holy Spirit He became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered death and was buried. On the third day He rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son He is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.” (Source: Nicene Creed)
Theological Statement of the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA)
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We believe and confess Jesus Christ to be the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no one comes to the Father but by Him. Therefore, the Anglican Church in North America identifies the following seven elements as characteristic of the Anglican Way, and essential for membership:
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We confess the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments to be the inspired Word of God, containing all things necessary for salvation, and to be the final authority and unchangeable standard for Christian faith and life.
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We confess Baptism and the Supper of the Lord to be Sacraments ordained by Christ Himself in the Gospel, and thus to be ministered with unfailing use of His words of institution and of the elements ordained by Him.
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We confess the godly historic Episcopate as an inherent part of the apostolic faith and practice, and therefore as integral to the fullness and unity of the Body of Christ.
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We confess as proved by most certain warrants of Holy Scripture the historic faith of the undivided church as declared in the three Catholic Creeds: the Apostles’, the Nicene, and the Athanasian.
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Concerning the seven Councils of the undivided Church, we affirm the teaching of the first four Councils and the Christological clarifications of the fifth, sixth and seventh Councils, in so far as they are agreeable to the Holy Scriptures.
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We receive The Book of Common Prayer as set forth by the Church of England in 1662, together with the Ordinal attached to the same, as a standard for Anglican doctrine and discipline, and, with the Books which preceded it, as the standard for the Anglican tradition of worship.
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We receive the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion of 1571, taken in their literal and grammatical sense, as expressing the Anglican response to certain doctrinal issues controverted at that time, and as expressing the fundamental principles of authentic Anglican belief.
In all these things, the Anglican Church in North America is determined by the help of God to hold and maintain as the Anglican Way has received them the doctrine, discipline and worship of Christ.