episcopal church

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Definition of episcopal church in English Turkish dictionary

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protestant episcopal church

protestan kilisesi

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Definition of episcopal church in English English dictionary

Any Church whose organization is based around bishops; but especially any Church of the Anglican Communion

The church in the United States that is in communion with the see of Canterbury. a group of Christians in the US and Scotland

United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland

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Reformed Episcopal Church

A particular Anglican Church based in the United States

African Methodist Episcopal Church

African American Methodist denomination formally organized in 1816. It originated with a group of black Philadelphians who withdrew in 1787 from St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church (see Methodism) because of racial discrimination and built Bethel African Methodist Church. In 1799 Richard Allen became minister of Bethel, and in 1816 he was consecrated bishop of the newly organized African Methodist Episcopal Church. Limited at first to the Northern states, the church spread rapidly in the South after the Civil War. It founded many colleges and seminaries, notably Wilberforce University (1856) in Ohio. In the late 20th century the church claimed 3,500,000 members and 8,000 congregations. Its headquarters are in Washington, D.C

African Methodist Episcopal Church AME Church

African American Methodist denomination formally organized in 1816. It originated with a group of black Philadelphians who withdrew in 1787 from St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church (see Methodism) because of racial discrimination and built Bethel African Methodist Church. In 1799 Richard Allen became minister of Bethel, and in 1816 he was consecrated bishop of the newly organized African Methodist Episcopal Church. Limited at first to the Northern states, the church spread rapidly in the South after the Civil War. It founded many colleges and seminaries, notably Wilberforce University (1856) in Ohio. In the late 20th century the church claimed 3,500,000 members and 8,000 congregations. Its headquarters are in Washington, D.C

Protestant Episcopal Church

The Episcopal Church. Descendant of the Church of England in the U.S. With the American Revolution, the Church of England was disestablished in the U.S. (1789), and American Anglicans renamed it the Protestant Episcopal Church. The church accepts both the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds and a modified version of the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England. The General Convention is the highest ecclesiastical authority, and it is headed by a presiding bishop, which it elects. The Reformed Episcopal Church broke away from the main body in 1873. The church accepted the ordination of women in 1976

Hyphenation

E·pis·co·pal church

Turkish pronunciation

îpîskıpıl çırç

Pronunciation

/əˈpəskəpəl ˈʧərʧ/ /ɪˈpɪskəpəl ˈʧɜrʧ/