Our Beliefs
As disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ, Anglicans share with other Christians the historic biblical faith of the undivided Church of the first millennium. This is summed up by the words of St. Vincent of Lerins (445AD) when he said: “Moreover, in the Catholic (universal) Church itself, all possible care must be taken, that we hold that faith which has been believed everywhere, always, by all.”
Therefore, we as traditional Anglican Christians hold to the doctrines taught in the Bible and find our statements of belief in the historic Creeds (the Apostles’, Nicene and Athanasian Creeds), the writings of the early Church Fathers, the Seven Ecumenical Councils of the Church, the Book of Common Prayer, which shapes our worship, the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion and the Ordinal, locally adapted in conformity to the standards set in 1549.
The Four Cornerstones
The Holy Scriptures
We accept the authority of the whole Bible over all aspects of our lives. It is truly for us “the word of God written:” a source of guidance, inspiration, strength. We do not presume to change the Bible. We pray it will change us!
Book of Common Prayer (1549-1928)
At Holy Communion we maintain but one form of worship, that of the authentic Book of Common Prayer. This ageless work not only provides the substance of our prayer and praise; it also contains key teachings, standards, and traditions as held by the Church throughout the 2,000 years of her existence.
A Moral High Road
The Church of the Holy Communion maintains unapologetically the Ten Commandments as set forth in all parts of the Scripture.
Sanctified Lives
Parishioners are admonished to consecrate themselves to God, to make Jesus Christ a living presence in their daily lives, to serve Him faithfully as dedicated disciples in a broken world, and thus find the peace, joy and confidence which lies at the center of Christian Life.