Southern Episcopal Church

Template:Short description Template:Infobox Christian denomination The Southern Episcopal Church (SEC) is an Anglican Christian denomination established in Nashville, Tennessee in 1953,<ref name=":0" /> and formally organised in 1962, in reaction to liberal political and theological trends within the Episcopal Church USA.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name=":1" /> It is connected to the Continuing Anglican movement, although it was formed more than a decade before the movement began.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The SEC does not consider itself a new denomination, but rather as providing a church home for Episcopalians who wished to maintain their Anglican faith and tradition.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> It uses the 1928 Book of Common Prayer for its liturgy.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=AllSaints>Template:Cite web</ref>

The leader of the initial group was Burnice Hoyle Webster, a medical doctor who became presiding bishop.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The current presiding bishop is William Martin Sloane.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The SEC has one seminary, the Holy Trinity College and Seminary, which offers classes by distance studies.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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External links

• Southern Episcopal Church website Template:Webarchive