Lenten Series - The Historical Development of Anglican Christianity and The Episcopal Church, Part I, March 19

This session will begin with the proto-church of the 1st Century and follow a historical and geographical path to 20th Century North America, by way of western Europe and the British Isles. Along the way we will identify some of the processes involved in the formation of many modern denominations, and consider some of the unique qualities of the progression of the Elizabethan Church of England to the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States (PECUSA) to The Episcopal Church, including Henry VII, the English Civil War, Colonization, The Book of Common Prayer & the birth of PECUSA at 1789 General Convention, political structure of the church. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_denomination