American Anglican Council

Anglican organization in the United States

American Anglican Council

Formation| 1996
Type| religious non-profit
Headquarters| Atlanta, Georgia
Location|

* 36 U.S. states[1]

Membership

| 80,000 individuals (estimated)[2]
Website|

http://www.americananglican.org

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Anglican realignment

Churches

* Church of Confessing Anglicans Aotearoa/New Zealand
* Diocese of the Southern Cross
* Anglican Church in Brazil
* Church of Nigeria
* Anglican Church in North America
* Anglican Church of Rwanda
* Anglican Church of South America
* Episcopal Church of South Sudan
* Anglican Diocese of Sydney
* Church of Uganda
* Anglican Church of Kenya
* Anglican Church of Chile
* Church of the Province of Myanmar
* Province of the Anglican Church of the Congo

Associations

* American Anglican Council
* Anglican Coalition in Canada
* Anglican Communion Network
* Anglican Network in Canada
* Anglican Network in Europe
* Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas
* Forward in Faith
* Global Anglican Future Conference
* Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans

Related churches

* Anglican Mission in the Americas
* Anglican Province of America
* Convocation of Anglicans in North America
* Episcopal Missionary Church
* Reformed Episcopal Church

People

* Peter Akinola
* Glenn Davies
* Robert Duncan
* Drexel Gomez
* Peter Jensen
* Andy Lines
* Gregory Venables

Issues

* Windsor Report
* Ordination of women
* Homosexuality and the Anglican Communion

Related topics

* Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches
* Continuing Anglican movement
* Personal ordinariate
* Anglican Use

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The American Anglican Council began as an organization of theologically conservative Anglicans from both the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) and The Episcopal Church in the United States. According to its membership brochure, it was founded "as a response to unbiblical teachings that crept into The Episcopal Church and the larger Anglican Communion."[3] The organization believes that "the Episcopal Church (and a few other parts of the Anglican Communion, including the Anglican Church in Canada) faces an extreme crisis of belief centered on the uniqueness of Jesus Christ as Savior and the authority of Scripture. This crisis has resulted in conflicts over specific behavior and practices that are informed by Scripture, including issues concerning human sexuality and marriage, though these issues are in reality symptoms of the deeper issues."[4]

In 2008, the AAC was one of the founding members of the ACNA.[5] Since then it has worked mostly with ACNA parishes. Its website states that 'after it became apparent that the Episcopal Church had set its course in another direction, the AAC began to focus on building up Great Commission leaders and churches within the emerging Anglican Church in North America and the Anglican Communion.' Its report for the year ending June 15 2021 does not mention any activity in the Episcopal Church.

## Mission

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According to its website, the American Anglican Council is "a network of individuals, parishes, dioceses and ministries who affirm biblical authority and Christian orthodoxy within the Anglican Communion" whose mission is "to build up and defend Great Commission Anglican churches in North America and worldwide through advocacy and counsel, leadership development and equipping the local church."[6]

## Positions

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The AAC believes that "Christian mission is rooted in unchanging biblical revelation." Presently it sees "specific challenges to authentic faith and holiness [...] which require thoughtful and vigorous response." These challenges include moral relativism, a lack of "Christian ethical principles" in "the public life of the nation", "abortion, unwanted pregnancy, and end-of-life illness", and questions of sexual ethics.[citation needed]

## Ecclesiastical status

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The American Anglican Council is not an ecclesial body, but rather an advocacy organization with ministry involving education, communication, strategic planning, diplomacy, counsel and resource networking with other Anglican bodies domestically and internationally.[7]

It works directly with Episcopal Churches and Episcopalians who are committed to remaining in the Episcopal Church for the foreseeable future; conservative Anglican Churches and individuals who are in the process of leaving the Episcopal Church; and Anglican churches and individuals who are outside or were never affiliated with the Episcopal Church.[citation needed]

## Leadership

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The AAC leadership includes:[8]

* David Anderson, President and Chairman of the Board
* J. Philip Ashey, Chief Executive Officer

## See also

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* Anglican realignment
* Anglican Communion
* Anglican views of homosexuality
* Confessing Movement
* Continuing Anglican Movement

## References

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1. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions - American Anglican Council".
2. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions - American Anglican Council".
3. ^ "Defending the Faith and Guarding the Faithful" (PDF). American Anglican Council. p. 2.
4. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions - American Anglican Council".
5. ^ "About Us - American Anglican Council".
6. ^ "Mission Statement". Archived from the original on 2011-02-06. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
7. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions - American Anglican Council".
8. ^ "AAC Leadership - American Anglican Council".

## External links

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* American Anglican Council
* "Memo from Rev. Geoff Chapman" (PDF). The Washington Post. (3.88 MiB)
* Institute on Religion and Democracy

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Anglican Church in North America

Structure|

| Organization|

* Dioceses
* List of bishops (archbishops)
* Reformed Episcopal Church

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Dioceses and
jurisdictions|

* All Nations
* All Saints
* Armed Forces and Chaplaincy
* Canada
* Carolinas
* Cascadia
* Central States (REC)
* Christ Our Hope
* C4SO
* Fort Worth
* Great Lakes
* Gulf Atlantic
* Living Word
* Mid-America (REC)
* Mid-Atlantic
* New England
* Northeast and Mid-Atlantic (REC)
* Pittsburgh
* Rocky Mountains
* Quincy
* San Joaquin
* South
* South Carolina
* Southeast (REC)
* Southwest
* Upper Midwest
* Western Anglicans
* Western Gulf Coast

Ministry partners|

* American Anglican Council
* Anglicans for Life
* Church Army USA
* Forward in Faith North America

Recognized
seminaries|

* Nashotah House
* Reformed Episcopal Seminary
* Trinity Anglican Seminary
* Asbury Theological Seminary
* Beeson Divinity School
* Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary
* Regent College

Global
affiliations|

* GAFCON
* Global South

Other|

* Anglican realignment
* Book of Common Prayer (2019)
* Christ Church Plano (provincial pro-cathedral)
* Global Anglican Future Conference

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