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The Anglican Communion is a relational organisation supported by four Instruments of Communion: The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Primates' Meeting, the Lambeth Conference (of Anglican bishops) and the Anglican Consultative Council.
The Anglican Communion is one of the world’s largest Christian communities. It has tens of millions of members in more than 165 countries around the globe. Anglicanism is one of the traditions or expressions of Christian faith.
The Anglican Episcopal family comprises tens of millions Christians who are members of 46 different Churches. These make up 42 member churches (also called provinces) and five other national or local churches known as Extra Provincials, spread across the globe.
This work of mission is encapsulated in the Anglican Communion’s Five Marks of Mission: The mission of the Church is the mission of Christ: To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom. To teach, baptise and nurture new believers. To respond to human need by loving service.
Theological Education for the Anglican Communion (TEAC) was set up to help Anglicans and Episcopalians become more theologically aware and sensitive to God’s call on their lives. TEAC aims to serve the strategic aims of the Anglican Communion in promoting Intentional Discipleship, reconciliation and justice; and Anglican identity.
Structures. The Anglican Communion has no central authority figure or body. It is made up of 42 autonomous members or provinces. Each member church makes its own decisions in its own way. However, their decision-making bodies are guided by recommendations from each of the four so-called Instruments of Communion.
Anglicans believe that people become members of God's Church through Baptism, and all Christians celebrate Holy Communion (also known as Eucharist) as a shared ‘meal’ (of bread/wafer and wine) which they eat together in Jesus’ name.
The Five Marks of Mission are an important statement on mission. They express the Anglican Communion’s common commitment to, and understanding of, God’s holistic and integral mission. The mission of the Church is the mission of Christ.
The Anglican Communion Office (ACO) is the secretariat of the Anglican Communion – a worldwide network of Anglican churches, in over 165 countries (42 Provinces). Advancing global mission and promoting Christian unity, the ACO is an enabling team, working to serve the life of the Anglican Communion.
For many years, the Anglican Cycle of Prayer has been one of the most popular resources produced by the Anglican Communion Office. Through the ACP, Anglicans around the world have been united in praying on the same day for the same dioceses.
