CHRIST THE KING ANGLICAN CHURCH - WEBSITE

WHO ARE WE?

We are a church incorporated as CHRIST THE KING ANGLICAN CHURCH (CKC).  As a church we enjoy a non-profit status as provided by IRS and the laws of the State of Maryland. Christ the King Anglican Church, as an Anglican Communion, is an ecclesiastic affiliate member of the Diocese of The Living Word - Anglican Church in North America.   CKC is organized exclusively for religious, charitable, literary, educational, cultural and scientific purposes as specified in Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code .

PURPOSE

The purpose for which this church is organized is to serve as a place of Christian worship, to give honor and glory to God; to carry out the Great Commission given to the church by His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord; to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all the world; to manifest our unity and faith in Jesus Christ as God and Savior; to foster Christian fellowship and love; to extend a helping hand to human needs; and to exercise our faith in Our God, one Baptism, and one Faith by preaching of the Word of God, by the administration of the sacraments, and in conformity with all our members to the sacred teachings of the bible according to the orthodox Anglican discipline. 

VISION

By the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, we, the baptized members of the Christ the King Anglican Church, responding in faith to the call of the Holy Spirit through the Gospel, desire to unite together to teach the word of God, administer the sacraments, and carry out God’s mission, do hope to make our world and environment a better place to live.

 WHAT WE BELIEVEKey points from the Jerusalem Declaration | FCA/GAFCON | June 2008

• We rejoice in the gospel of God through which we have been saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.   
• We proclaim and submit to the unique and universal Lordship of Jesus Christ.   
• We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the Word of God written and to contain all things necessary for salvation.   
• We uphold the four Ecumenical Councils and the three historic Creeds [and] the Thirty-nine Articles.   
• We rejoice in our Anglican sacramental and liturgical heritage.   
• We uphold the classic Anglican Ordinal as an authoritative standard of clerical orders.   
• We gladly accept the Great Commission of the risen Lord.   
• We are mindful of our responsibility to be good stewards of God's creation, uphold and advocate justice in society, and to seek relief and empowerment of the poor and needy.   
• We are committed to the unity of all those who know and love Christ and to building authentic ecumenical relationships.   
• We celebrate the God-given diversity among us...acknowledge freedom in secondary matters...[and] pledge to work together to seek the mind of Christ on issues that divide us.