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St. Francis Episcopal Church * San Antonio, TX 78240 * 210-696-0834
Contact
- St. Francis Episcopal Church
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- San Antonio TX
- United States 78240
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- +1.2106960834
Description
The Episcopal Church is part of that Church founded by Jesus Christ when he commissioned his disciples to go into all the world with the Gospel. The Episcopal Church today is a part of the worldwide Anglican Communion with sixty million members, whose mother is the Church of England. The Episcopal Church belongs to the largest Christian body in the English-speaking countries of the world. It is a multi-national, multilingual, multi-racial church. But in this diversity there are common essential characteristics. They are:
The Episcopal Church is a Bible Church
We "believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the word of God and to contain all things necessary to salvation." The Bible is the source of our belief and moral standards. As God's word to us, the Bible is the lens through which we view and evaluate all other claims to truth.
The Episcopal Church is a Catholic Church
"Catholic" means that which has been consistently believed and practiced from New Testament times. Our worship and life draw from the rich treasure of almost two thousand years of Christian experience. The Apostles' and Nicene Creeds, the ancient statements of the undivided Church based on Biblical truth, are our statements of faith today. We have neither added to nor subtracted from them. The Book of Common Prayer (which enables us to worship together and not just passively participate in the minister's worship) contains the catholic treasure of worship and enables us to use it every time we gather for praise and prayer. The catholic balance of sacrament and word in our worship is evidenced by our frequent celebrations of Holy Communion and our emphasis on Biblical preaching. The rich inheritance of the liturgical year (Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost), of centuries of sacred music, and solemn and festive ceremony are welcomed and encouraged in our Church.
