The
English Church professes Faith in Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Jesus
is King, being Son of the Most High and born to the royal family of
David from the Virgin Mary.
The
Church in Kent
The
foundations of the English Faith came about in the sixth century
through a royal marriage, when Prince Ethelbert of Kent married
Princess Bertha of France. As a result of this marriage, Ethelbert,
who became King of Kent, converted to the Christian Faith of his
Consort, Queen Bertha.
The
first English church in form of a building was established in
Canterbury – at that time the capital of Kent – and was dedicated
to Saint Martin of Tours. King Ethelbert's conversion to Christianity
was in virtue of the Gospel imparted unto him by his wife, Queen
Bertha.
The
English Church has never ceased to exist after being conceived in the
Spirit in Canterbury, and its original conception and subsequent
foundation cannot be altered.
The
Church in Northumbria
A
further foundation of the English Church came about during the
seventh century in Northumbria, when King Oswald, whose capital was
in York, called over Christian missionaries from the Celtic Church of
Scotland and Ireland to bring the Christian Faith to his people. This
English Church of the North was conceived in the Spirit through the
Gospel which the Celtic missionaries brought to Northumbria.
Union
in the Gospel
The
union of Canterbury and York within England is the union of the
English Church, united in the Christian Faith. The royal origins,
together with the determination to be a Church dedicated to Christ
our Saviour, are undeniable proof that our English Church has a royal
mission: to impart the Word of Christ our Saviour to the English
People and to be a Light to nations across the seas.
The
foundations of our Church can never be taken away from us; and were
even our House to crumble, we would rebuild it on the very same
foundations on which Christ first edified our Faith: through a royal
marriage and through missionaries, through the preaching of the
Gospel of our Saviour.
Written by D. Alexander
The English Church
http://celticbritannia.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/the-english-church.html
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