Free Church of England | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Scripture | Christian Bible |
Theology | Anglican, Evangelical |
Polity | Episcopal |
Associations | |
Full communion | Reformed Episcopal Church |
Origin | 1844 |
Separated from | Church of England |
Congregations | 18 |
Official website | fcofe |
The Free Church of England (FCE) is an Episcopal Church based in England. The church was founded when a number of congregations separated from the Established Church of England in the middle of the 19th century.[1]
The doctrinal basis of the FCE, together with its Episcopal structures, organisation, worship, ministry and ethos are recognisably Anglican although it is not a member of the Anglican Communion. Its worship style follows that of the Book of Common Prayer or conservative modern-language forms that belong to the Anglican tradition.
The Church of England acknowledges the FCE as a church with valid orders and its canons permit a range of shared liturgical and ministerial activities.
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