I
Of Holy Scripture
The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments contain all things necessary to salvation, being the very Word of God written.
What We Believe
The faith once delivered.
The Anglican Free Communion holds the historic Christian faith as confessed by the undivided Church of the first millennium, received in the formularies of the Anglican tradition, and guarded — at cost — through every generation since 1897.
The Lambeth Quadrilateral · 1888
“The Holy Scriptures, as containing all things necessary to salvation; the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds, as the sufficient statement of faith; the two Sacraments ordained by Christ Himself; and the Historic Episcopate, locally adapted in the methods of its administration to the varying needs of the nations and peoples called of God.”
Articles of Faith
Six confessions, one common faith.
II
Of the Holy Trinity
We worship one God in three Persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — of one substance, power, and eternity.
III
Of the Incarnation
The Eternal Son took flesh of the Virgin Mary, was crucified under Pontius Pilate, rose bodily on the third day, and ascended into glory.
IV
Of the Catholic Creeds
We confess without reserve the Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds, holding them to be the rule of faith for the universal Church.
V
Of the Sacraments
Christ ordained two Sacraments of the Gospel — Holy Baptism and the Lord's Supper — as effectual signs of grace and means by which He works invisibly within us.
VI
Of the Apostolic Ministry
From the Apostles' time there have been these orders of Ministers in Christ's Church: Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, preserved among us in unbroken succession.
Worship
The Book of Common Prayer.
Our common worship is shaped by the great Anglican liturgies. Each church within the Communion uses its own Book of Common Prayer, chosen from an approved list of historic and authorised editions — read in the vernacular tongues of the peoples among whom we serve. The Daily Office and the Holy Eucharist are the heartbeat of our life together.
Orthodoxy & Witness
To preach Christ, and Him crucified.
The Communion exists for the proclamation of the Gospel, the worship of the Triune God, the right administration of the Sacraments, and the works of mercy. We hold the Scriptures and the Creeds without addition or subtraction — a commitment for which the Communion has, when necessary, accepted the cost of division rather than the surrender of the faith once delivered.