The Anglican Missionary Church (AMC) was conceived in 2025 as a response to the shifting theological landscape of North American Anglicanism. To understand our mission, one must look at the history of the movement over the last several decades.
Following the progressive shifts within the Church of England and the Episcopal Church, the 1977 Congress of Saint Louis prompted a significant realignment, leading to the formation of several 'Continuing' Anglican bodies. Today, these jurisdictions are largely represented by the 'G2,' which includes the Anglican Catholic Church (ACC) and the Anglican Province of America (APA).
While these groups sought to preserve the faith, they have increasingly adopted a narrow expression of Anglicanism that is strictly Anglo-Catholic or Anglo-Papalist in character. The AMC values the Anglo-Catholic tradition, but we do not believe it should be the exclusive expression of our faith. Instead, we seek to recover the broad, orthodox churchmanship that formerly characterized the Episcopal Church and the Church of England before their theological decline. A notable shift in these Continuing bodies is the abandonment of the Book of Common Prayer for the celebration of the Eucharist in favor of the Anglican or American Missals. While these liturgies possess aesthetic beauty, they were never the primary standard for the English or American Church. We believe that a return to the historic Prayer Book tradition is essential for authentic Anglican identity.
The further moral and doctrinal erosion of the broader Anglican Communion—marked by the departure from biblical sexual ethics and the introduction of women into the episcopate—transformed many churches into institutions that resemble secular humanitarian groups more than the historic Church. In 2009, the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) was established to counter these trends. While the ACNA and the subsequent Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) were born of good intentions, we believe they possess a fundamental theological inconsistency: the continued practice of ordaining women.
Over the past twenty years, this practice has led to internal division, compromised leadership, and legal challenges within the ACNA and GAFCON. We believe these institutions have reached a point of systemic crisis. While we pray for their success in spreading the Gospel, we are convinced that the time has come for a new alternative—one that restores the vibrancy of the English tradition without compromise. The Anglican Missionary Church stands on the conviction that the ordination of women is a novelty that must be set aside for the sake of the Church’s future. Furthermore, we believe Anglicanism should be neither 'boutique' nor monochrome.
We encourage the use of diverse Books of Common Prayer (1662, 1662 IE, 1662 Contemporary, 1928, 1962 Canadian, 2019 Contemporary and Traditional), hymnals, and musical supplements that foster growth and spiritual health. Our concern is not liturgical rigidity, but rather the preservation of valid apostolic faith and practice. Though we maintain fraternal bonds with certain faithful ACNA dioceses, such as the Diocese of Ft. Worth, the Reformed Episcopal Church, and the Missionary Diocese of All Saints, we cannot remain within a body that accepts the ordination of women.
We also recognize that many Continuing jurisdictions currently suffer from a lack of formal education and stable leadership, often drifting toward Old Catholicism rather than true Anglicanism. Our goal is simple: to return to the Anglicanism of past generations—a tradition defined by holiness, beauty, and renewal. We are committed to a streamlined structure focused on church planting and the Great Commission, rather than bureaucratic institutionalism. If you desire a church that is firmly rooted in tradition yet passionate about the future, there is a place for you here. We welcome you to join us as we grow our witness and serve the Lord.