Southern Episcopal Church Explained

The Southern Episcopal Church (SEC) is an Anglican Christian denomination established in Nashville, Tennessee in 1953, and formally organised in 1962, in reaction to liberal political and theological trends within the Episcopal Church USA.^[1] It is connected to the Continuing Anglican movement, although it was formed more than a decade before the movement began.^[2]

The SEC does not consider itself a new denomination, but rather as providing a church home for Episcopalians who wished to maintain their Anglican faith and tradition.^[3] It uses the 1928 Book of Common Prayer for its liturgy.^{[4] [5]}

The leader of the initial group was Burnice Hoyle Webster, a medical doctor who became presiding bishop.^[6] The current presiding bishop is William Martin Sloane.^[7]

The SEC has one seminary, the Holy Trinity College and Seminary, which offers classes by distance studies.^[8]

References

1. Armentrout . Donald S. . Episcopal Splinter Groups: A Study of Groups Which Have Left the Episcopal Church, 1873-1985 . Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church . 1986 . 55 . 4 . 20 June 2022.
2. Web site: Guide to the Continuing Church Movement collection ARC Mss 33 . . 21 June 2022.
3. Web site: About . Southern Episcopal Church . 20 June 2022.
4. Book: . 2009 . 165 . Southern Episcopal Church.
5. Web site: All Saints Church, Nashville, Tennessee . Allsaints.tripod.com . 17 July 2022.
6. Book: An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church: A User-Friendly Reference for Episcopalians . 1999 . . 496 . 978-0-89869-211-2 . 21 June 2022.
7. Web site: Presiding Bishop's Page . Southern Episcopal Church . 20 June 2022.
8. Web site: Holy Trinity College and Seminary . Southern Episcopal Church . 20 June 2022.

External links

• Southern Episcopal Church website