Orthodox Anglican Communion
The Orthodox Anglican Communion (OAC) is a communion of churches established in the United States, in 1964 or 1967, by James Parker Dees.{{Cite encyclopedia |title= |encyclopedia=Melton's encyclopedia of American religions |publisher=Gale Cengage Learning |url=http://archive.org/details/meltonsencyclope0008melt |last=Melton |first=J. Gordon |date=2009 |author-link=J. Gordon Melton |publication-place=Detroit |edition=8th |pages=165 |isbn=978-0-7876-9696-2 |entry=Orthodox Anglican Church |department=Chapter 3: Western Liturgical Family, Part II: Anglicanism}} It was formed outside of the See of Canterbury and is not part of the Anglican Communion. The OAC adheres to the doctrine, discipline and worship contained in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and the 1562 Articles of Religion.{{Cite web |title=THE CANONS OF THE ORTHODOX ANGLICAN COMMUNION |url=http://www.orthodoxanglican.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/OAC-Canons-3.9.09.2.pdf |website=The Orthodox Anglican Communion |format=PDF}}
The OAC was created as a conservative alternative to the mainstream Anglican Communion. Its presiding bishop also serves as its metropolitan.{{Cite web |title=Our Metropolitan {{!}} Orthodox Anglican Communion |url=http://www.orthodoxanglican.net/our-metropolitan/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |language=en-US}} It claims to have "over one million lay members".
Orthodox Anglican Church
{{Infobox Christian denomination
| name = Orthodox Anglican Church
| image = Orthodox Anglican Church Crest.jpg
| caption = Crest of the Orthodox Anglican Church
| orientation = Anglicanism
| polity = Episcopal
| associations = Orthodox Anglican Communion
| leader_title = Presiding bishop
| leader_name = Joshua A Arena-Gilliam
| website = [https://www.orthodoxanglican.us/ orthodoxanglican.us]
}}
The Orthodox Anglican Church is a member of the Orthodox Anglican Communion.{{Cite web |title=Affiliation {{!}} The Orthodox Anglican Church - North America |url=https://www.orthodoxanglican.us/about/affiliation/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |language=en}} It was founded as the Anglican Orthodox Church in 1963 or 1964 by James Parker Dees, in Statesville, North Carolina.{{Cite web |title=Anglicans Online {{!}} Churches not 'in the Communion' |url=http://anglicansonline.org/communion/nic.html |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=anglicansonline.org}}
Dees died in 1990 and was succeeded as leader by George Schneller. Schneller resigned soon after due to illnesses, and the leader became Robert J. Godfrey. In 2000, Godfrey resigned; Scott McLaughlin succeeded him as leader, followed by Thomas Gordon. As of July 27, 2024, former ACNA clergyman Joshua Arena-Gilliam serves as the presiding bishop.
In 1999, the group changed its name to Episcopal Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of America.{{Cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621042843/https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services/imaging/download/1b_8547893_ca32983ccc804de18655a1a13c148158 | url=https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services/imaging/download/1b_8547893_ca32983ccc804de18655a1a13c148158 | archive-date=2022-06-21 | title=Articles of amendment of the Anglican Orthodox church, Inc.}} It then changed to Orthodox Anglican Church in 2005.{{Cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621042955/https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services/imaging/download/1b_14667583_962ec61a860045389e18e8a1a115f88d | url=https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services/imaging/download/1b_14667583_962ec61a860045389e18e8a1a115f88d | title=Articles of amendment of the Episcopal Orthodox christian archdiocese of America | archive-date=2022-06-21}}
The organization "champions the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, emphasizes Christian orthodoxy, and insists on high moral standards".
Godfrey and McLaughlin were signatories to the Bartonville Agreement in 1999. In 2007, McLaughlin signed a Covenant of Intercommunion between the Orthodox Anglican Church and the {{ill|Old Catholic Church in Slovakia|cs|Starokatolická církev na Slovensku|de|Altkatholische Kirche der Slowakei|it|Chiesa vetero-cattolica in Slovacchia|pl|Kościół Starokatolicki na Słowacji|sk|Starokatolícka cirkev na Slovensku}}, represented by Archbishop {{ill|Augustín Bačinský|cs||pl||sk}}.[http://orthodoxanglican.net/images/OACOCS.pdf A Covenant Between The Old Catholic Church In Slovakia and the Orthodox Anglican Church] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821034921/http://orthodoxanglican.net/images/OACOCS.pdf |date=2007-08-21 }} April 25, 2007.
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External links
- [http://orthodoxanglican.net/ Official website]
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