| Episcopal Missionary Church | |
|---|---|
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Anglican |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Presiding bishop | Peter Ng'ang'a |
| Associations | ACNA |
| Region | United States |
| Founder | A. Donald Davies |
| Origin | 1992 |
| Separated from | The Episcopal Church |
| Congregations | 10[1] |
| Official website | www |
TheEpiscopal Missionary Church (EMC) is aContinuing Anglican church body in theUnited States.
The Episcopal Missionary Church (EMC), incorporated in 1992, is an outgrowth of the Episcopal Synod of America (nowForward in Faith, North America), an association formed to maintain the traditional faith and practice of theEpiscopal Church.The Right ReverendA. Donald Davies, retired Bishop ofFort Worth, Texas, served as its first presiding bishop[2] and was succeeded by The Right ReverendWilliam W. Millsaps, former chaplain of theUniversity of the South atSewanee, Tennessee. Bishop Millsaps continues to be theOrdinary of theDiocese of the South, with The Right Reverend John Greaves serving asBishop Coadjutor and Christ Church,Monteagle, Tennessee, serving as the cathedral for the diocese. The Right Reverend Peter Ng'ang'a became Presiding Bishop of the EMC in 2024 and is the Ordinary of the Diocese of the West, and the Right Reverend Wale Fafiade is the Ordinary of the Diocese of the East.[3]
The EMC acknowledges theNicene andApostles' Creeds as definitive statements of the Christian faith. They emphasize the necessity of thesacraments ofbaptism andHoly Communion and support the historicEpiscopate as a means of maintainingapostolic succession. The EMC embraces a variety ofliturgical styles fromlow church tohigh church,evangelical toAnglo-Catholic.
On 14 September 2020, the EMC endorsed a concordat offull communion with theAnglican Church in North America (ACNA), which was signed by then-ArchbishopFoley Beach and EMC Presiding Bishop William Millsaps.[4]
