Facts About The Episcopal Church Cornelius NC

By Jennifer Baker


The right to worship is one of the universally accepted rights. Many of the denominations currently in the world originally split form the Catholic faith and then subsequently from the Anglican or orthodox faiths. The Episcopal Church Cornelius NC has its roots in the Anglican faith. In the United States, about one million eight hundred and fifty people are members.

This body set up in America in the early sixteen hundreds, bringing with it Anglican and catholic doctrines. They used the Book of Common Prayer to determine their way of life and for their services. In the seventeen hundreds, this organization split forms their mother faith. They incorporated the Book of Common Prayer but altered it a bit to suit the American ways. Also in this century is when they first spread to North Carolina.

The religious institution bases its doctrine on the life and resurrection of Christ. It also values tradition, scripture and wisdom. They lay emphasis on the holy Eucharist and holy baptism while focusing on love as the most important commandment. The tradition of saints is also continued, which honors people of extraordinary faith in the religious history.

It has its own canon laws which give direction to the leaders. The population is divided into dioceses headed by bishops. Below the bishops are the rectors who lead the parish . These as well as the clergy are elected by a bishop council and are charged with the spiritual well-being of the parish.

Compared to a number of the organizations that came up at the same time, this institution can be considered very forward. The faith allowed the ordination of women priests in nineteen seventies and currently has women ordained and serving as bishops. They even have the first female archbishop in history of Christian history, the Most Reverend Katherine Jefferts Schori. Although this initially brought some protests among the wider congregation it was finally accepted.

It also accepted the lesbian, gay and bisexual community at round the same time. They went ahead to ordain a gay priest and allow the union of same sex marriages. The ordination of a gay and non-celibate member as a bishop sparked a lot of protest with divided opinions all through the congregation. It led to the breaking away of some of the members and outright protests within the doctrine. Another controversial issue has been its stand on abortion. The institution seems to side with the right of the mother to terminate the pregnancy. It however does not agree with using abortion as a means of birth control.

Spiritual nurturing is not all the institution does. It has set up a number of programs. They have a fund to sponsor the learning of the less able members of their congregations. They also have full sponsorship to some seminary students. In times of crisis they also assist with an aid program set to help worldwide in times of disaster.

The good shepherd organization is the branch of this doctrinal body found in Cornelius. They hold a service every Sunday between ten and eleven thirty. Reverend Kyle Wallace is the current rector at the religious body. Apart from Sunday mass you can visit their Facebook page or attend a weekly meeting. Joining this church comes with many benefits.




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