What’s In a Name?

When it comes to churches, a lot.

I know this post will seem a little like nitpicking, but I’ve noticed that when some conservatives leave the Episcopal Church, they name their churches in ways that aren’t terribly catholic. The names sometimes reflect what you would see at a Presbyterian or Baptist church. I looked through a few conservative Anglican websites that are associated with the AMiA and ACNA and found that while names like St. Peter, St. Andrew, and even Divine Mercy Anglican were present, there were also some other interesting, more evangelical ones: Emmanuel Anglican Fellowship, City of Grace, Legacy Anglican Church, Faith Anglican, Church of the Word, Galilee Church, New Hope Anglican, New Wine Anglican. While there’s nothing wrong with these names, this is indicative of how the new, emerging alternative Anglicanism in North America has a huge evangelical contingent. How New Wine Anglican and Divine Mercy Anglican (a FIF parish btw) will co-exist and thrive in the long run is a big question.

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2 Responses to “What’s In a Name?”

  1. Robb (LP) Says:
    June 30, 2009 at 10:51 am | Reply

    How New Wine Anglican and Divine Mercy Anglican (a FIF parish btw) will co-exist and thrive in the long run is a big question.

    They won’t. They’ll just make more Anglican Alphabet Soup.

    Next question.

  2. papaz Says:
    June 30, 2009 at 11:34 pm | Reply

    There still remains a great theological divide between the morally conservative Evangelicals and the morally conservative Anglo-Catholics.

    Time will tell if or when this will be resolved.

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