Biblically-faithful, Gospel-sharing, Globally-uniting
ANNOUNCEMENT | Our name has changed a little! To better express who we are now as a family of churches and an established diocese of the Anglican Church in North America, we have chosen to amend our name to the Anglican Diocese of Canada. You can learn more here.
We are a continent-wide family of churches which, like the majority of Anglicans worldwide, remain faithful to established Christian doctrine and Anglican practice.
We are a diocese in the Anglican Church in North America and part of the global Gafcon movement which represents approximately 70 of the 90 million Anglicans worldwide.
Our members are committed to remaining faithful to Holy Scripture and established Anglican doctrine and practices (read more about Anglicanism here). We emerged out of the 'Essentials' movement in the Anglican Church of Canada.
Our Mission
Building Biblically faithful, Gospel sharing, Anglican churches. We will not only be used by God to build new churches, but will also build-up existing churches. These churches will be fully Anglican, biblically faithful, evangelizing and discipling communities.
Our Values
SCRIPTURES– We value the supreme authority of scripture.
PARISH-CENTRED MINISTRY– We value equipping parishes to be the focus for ministry and evangelism.
RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSPARENCY– We value conducting the business and ministry of the diocese based on healthy Christ-like relationships and transparency.
EQUIPPED AND SUPPORTED CLERGY– We value qualified and cared for clergy with sound theological training, and who preach scripture with Spirit-enabling power.
ANGLICAN IDENTITY– We value nurturing liturgical and sacramental worship in the Anglican way as expressed through the catholic, evangelical, and charismatic streams.
GOVERNANCE – We value being led by shepherd bishops who serve our parishes, province, and the worldwide communion.
UNITY – We value walking together with love and respect even when differing on non-essential matters.
Our Vision
Every region, enduring churches, excellence in leadership, equipped members. We believe God is calling us to have churches from coast-to-coast and accessible to most Canadians. We will pray and plan that the churches will thrive until Jesus returns. We will humbly seek to be servant leaders always desiring to grow and learn the best practices. We desire to have every person in our congregation growing in Christ.
Our 5 Ministry Priorities
As well as our other values and mission, our congregations are challenged to have five ministry priorities – bold witnesses, Biblically grounded, Loving children & families, On Mission, and Planting & growing churches. We are praying that God will make these priorities transformational realities in the life of every one of our congregations.
Click below to learn about each of our priorities:
