United Episcopal Church of North America
United Episcopal Church of North America
Is your church interested in joining the United Episcopal Church?
We welcome your inquiries. Whether yours is an Anglican congregation or not, you are invited to begin an informal conversation with the bishop.
Each congregation owns its property and controls its assets.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu0022The Church, each Diocese, each Missionary District, each parish, each congregation, and each Mission shall respectively hold its own property, be the same real or personal, in its own name, and shall do so without any temporal claim or jurisdiction of any other ecclesiastical body or person thereof.u0022 (UECNA Constitution, Article XI)
Yes, there is provision for a voluntary period of transition that may be helpful for those unfamiliar with Anglican liturgy or other aspects of worship.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eFor example, the 1928 u003cemu003eBook of Common Prayeru003c/emu003e is standard in the diocese. However, there are allowances for use of other Reformed liturgies or use of the 1662 u003cemu003eBook of Common Prayeru003c/emu003e.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eMore details of the options available for transitioning churches can be found in the u003ca href=u0022https://unitedepiscopal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/UECNACanons1992-rev.2020.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noreferrer noopeneru0022u003eUEC Canonsu003c/au003e. See Canon 16; Canon 23; Canon 25; Canon 35, Sec. 3.