The Free Episcopal Church USA (The International Free Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA, 1897 AD)
"The Free Episcopal Church USA is an independent and growing association of ministries with an historical Anglican heritage."
Within The Free Episcopal Church USA, we strive to:
"...walk in newness of life...". - Romans 6:4
Please note: The International Free Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA, 1897 AD, uses their truncated name: The Free Episcopal Church USA for convenience of reference.
Ye Olde Free Protestant Episcopal Church was originally founded by four Catholic-Christian Bishops in Europe in 1897 A.D. within the heritage of the evangelical Church of England. The name was later lengthened to The International Free Protestant Episcopal Church under the church leadership at the time. The Free Episcopal Church USA (TIFPECUSA) has become the American branch of The International Free Protestant Episcopal Church that had begun in 1897. This is in accord with the express de jure intent and de facto will of +Horst-Karl Block, Xth Bishop Primus of TIFPEC - additional, yet unrelated branches of TIFPEC may exist in countries such as Spain
With over 110 years of global ministry and history behind us, this religious and missionary church organization is now known in the United States and in the Americas by their shorter name: The Free Episcopal Church USA as well as their formal name given by the late +Horst-Karl: The International Free Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA.
"To be an Anglican is to be on a journey of faith in God, supported by the fellowship of believers who are dedicated to finding God by prayer and service."
- Dr. Horst-Karl, Xth Primate of TIFPEC, Europe (of Happy Memory!)
To be an Anglican-Episcopal Christian can mean:
+ To be a part of Christ's universal - catholic Church, without excluding or isolating yourself from any other Christians.
+ To participate in the life of God's people, with its happiness and sadness.
+ To belong to a community where all persons are respected for their individuality and can use their talents.
+ To demonstrate a theology based on the Holy Scriptures and on Tradition, coherent with intelligence and reason.
+ To be prepared to celebrate unity in diversity.
+ To take the Holy Scriptures seriously, without believing that every text must be understood literally.
+ To prefer freedom in Christ to sameness of opinion.
+ To feel devotion and reverence for the Sacraments, without trying to define each point concerning these mysteries.
+ To consider the ministry as the duty and privilege of all baptized people.
+ To be strong on morality (all that's good and edifies) and to avoid moralism (that defines salvation as due to one's conduct and not to the work of Christ).
+ To participate in the apostolic inheritance, faith in the Gospel of Christ.
+ To be part of an old and sacred history, which renews itself every day.
+ To believe that the Church belongs to all of us and everyone has the privilege of supporting it in accordance with the possibility of each one.
+ To participate in the administration and government of the Church under the established order.
+ To belong to an international, inter-cultural, and inter-racial family, that proclaims the Gospel worldwide, as commanded by Christ.
- Dr. Horst-Karl, Xth Bishop Primus, TIFPEC, Europe (of Happy Memory!)
The International Free Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA (The Free Episcopal Church USA) welcomes all of God's servants from any of the former TIFPEC churches and unaffiliated ministries and wishes them God's peace and blessings! Please pray for unity within the diversity of the Body of Christ!
The Free Episcopal Church USA 7942 W. Bell Rd, Suite C5-155 Glendale, AZ 85308
+Ken Young, OSF
Presiding Bishop
