The Southern Episcopal Church (SEC) is an Anglican Christian denomination established in Nashville, Tennessee in 1953,[1] and formally organised in 1962, in reaction to liberal political and theological trends within the Episcopal Church USA.[2][3] It is connected to the Continuing Anglican movement, although it was formed more than a decade before the movement began.[4]
| Southern Episcopal Church | |
|---|---|
 Arms of the Southern Episcopal Church | |
| Classification | Anglican |
| Presiding bishop | William Martin Sloane |
| Origin | 1962 |
| Separated from | Episcopal Church in the United States |
| Official website | southernepiscopal |
The SEC does not consider itself a new denomination, but rather as providing a church home for Episcopalians who wished to maintain their Anglican faith and tradition.[3] It uses the 1928 Book of Common Prayer for its liturgy.[1][3][5]
The leader of the initial group was Burnice Hoyle Webster, a medical doctor who became presiding bishop.[6] The current presiding bishop is William Martin Sloane.[7]
The SEC has one seminary, the Holy Trinity College and Seminary, which offers classes by distance studies.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Southern Episcopal Church". Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions. 2009. p. 165.
- ^ Armentrout, Donald S. (1986). "Episcopal Splinter Groups: A Study of Groups Which Have Left the Episcopal Church, 1873-1985" (PDF). Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church. 55 (4). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "About". Southern Episcopal Church. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Guide to the Continuing Church Movement collection ARC Mss 33". Online Archive of California. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "All Saints Church, Nashville, Tennessee". Allsaints.tripod.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church: A User-Friendly Reference for Episcopalians. Church Publishing. 1999. p. 496. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Presiding Bishop's Page". Southern Episcopal Church. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Holy Trinity College and Seminary". Southern Episcopal Church. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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