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The Anglican Communion is a global fellowship of over 75 million believers. It is also the third largest Christian denomination in the world.
Anglicans are those Christian communities or congregations who share a common historical connection with the Church of England. We are a protestant denomination and share many similar doctrinal beliefs with our reformed Christian brothers and sisters. At the same time, we have retained many of the liturgical practices and sacramental understandings that one might find in the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox traditions.
Organizationally, the Anglican Communion is a global family of autonomous (though inter-dependent) regions who share a common history and ethos. In a way, the Archbishop of Canterbury is the "mother" of the global communion and each autonomous region is like one of her children.
In the United States, our region is called The Episcopal Church (TEC). The Episcopal Church is divided into 110 separate diocese each with its own diocesan bishop or "overseer." St. John's Church is a mission of The Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee. The Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA) is also a more recently formed family of orthodox, Biblically-minded Anglicans that includes areas of the United States and Canada.
What does the average Anglican believe about Jesus, the Bible, and contemporary moral issues?
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