Anglican Church of the Reformation
What We Believe
We are a traditional and confessional Anglican church committed to the evangelical faith, the authority of Holy Scripture, and the historic Christian faith.
Who We Are
Anglican Church of the Reformation is a traditional and confessional Anglican church committed to the evangelical faith. We stand in the tradition of the English Reformers and martyrs of the sixteenth century, seeking to order the life of the Church according to Holy Scripture and the teaching of the apostolic Church.
We seek to model the love, fellowship, faith, and mission of the early Church as described in the book of Acts, and to live together as a family in Christ Jesus.
Our desire is to place Christ above ourselves and our culture, to shape our life together according to biblical principles, and to faithfully follow Christ even when doing so sets us apart from the culture around us.
The Historic Christian Faith
We hold to the ancient ecumenical creeds that have historically confessed the faith of the Christian Church:
- Apostles’ Creed
- Nicene Creed
- Athanasian Creed
The Reformational Faith
We subscribe to the Reformational faith expressed in the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion. At the heart of this tradition are several convictions about Scripture and salvation:
Sola Scriptura
Scripture alone is the supreme authority for faith and practice.
Solus Christus
Salvation is found through Christ alone.
Sola Gratia
Salvation is by the grace of God alone.
Sola Fide
We are justified by grace through faith.
Worship & Sacraments
We worship reverently and liturgically, with our attention centered upon God. Our worship follows the historic Anglican tradition, including the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, Christ-centered hymns, and prayers.
We affirm preaching, teaching, and pastoral oversight as central to the ministry of the Church. We recognize Baptism and the Lord’s Supper as the two sacraments ordained by Christ.
Our Name
Why “Reformation”?
The name “Reformation” points to our Anglican heritage and to the Protestant Reformation from which the Anglican tradition emerged.
The English Reformation emphasized the authority of Holy Scripture and the biblical doctrine of salvation by faith. We believe those convictions remain important for the Church today.
To reform means to restore something toward its proper or original form. For the Church, reformation means continually bringing our beliefs and practices under the authority of God's Word.
Our name also remembers the men and women who faithfully proclaimed the Gospel during the English Reformation, including John Wycliffe, William Tyndale, Thomas Cranmer, Hugh Latimer, and Nicholas Ridley.
We desire to build a church family that faithfully submits to the authority of Scripture, reverently worships Jesus Christ as Lord, and boldly proclaims His Gospel.