The Episcopal Church
Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
Episcopalians believe in a loving, liberating, and life-giving God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As constituent members of the Anglican Communion in the United States, we are descendants of and partners with the Church of England and the Scottish Episcopal Church, and are part of the third largest group of Christians in the world. We believe in following the teachings of Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection saved the world. We have a legacy of inclusion, aspiring to tell and exemplify God’s love for every human being; women and men serve as bishops, priests, and deacons in our church. Laypeople and clergy cooperate as leaders at all levels of our church. Leadership is a gift from God, and can be expressed by all people in our church, regardless of gender, marital status, race, socio-economic status, sexual identity or orientation.
The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania has 134 congregations across 5 counties, including ours, Delaware County, under the leadership of the 16th Bishop of our diocese,the Right Reverend DanielG. P. Gutiérrez.
The Episcopal Church is a core member of the Anglican Communion in the United States. We are descendants of and partners with the Church of England and the Scottish Episcopal Church, and are part of the third largest group of Christians in the world. There are 110 dioceses in the United States, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Venezuela and the Virgin Islands. The Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe and the Navajoland Area Mission. The Most Reverend Michael Bruce Curry is the 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.