Anglicans are simply followers of Christ, seeking to be discipled by Him through a deep knowledge of His presence, His Word, and the spiritual traditions and practices of His body, the Church. This means we are…
Trinitarian
We believe that God exists in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is reflected in our worship and prayer, which is grounded in the perfect love of the Trinity.
Sacramental
We believe that when Jesus came to earth as a man, he brought heaven to earth and inaugurated a great saving work of God that will restore all of nature and mankind. This work is seen in the visible signs of God’s presence and grace on the earth, in His body offered to us each week in the Bread and the Wine, in the saving waters of Baptism, and in the beautiful and simple signs of salvation we see in each other as we do life together as God’s children.
Scriptural
Our worship, both public and private, is grounded in the Holy Scriptures as God’s perfect revelation of Himself.
Liturgical
We are constantly being shaped by our daily habits, which reveal our deepest commitments and attachments. We believe that the use of liturgy has the power to reorient our hearts, minds and bodies toward Christ, allowing what we pray to shape and form in us a redeemed image of God. Thus we use the ancient prayers of the church found in the Book of Common Prayer to disciple us in our private and corporate worship.
Spirit-led
As we live in the perfect love of the Trinity, we trust the promised outpouring of the Holy Spirit to lead us in a deeper knowledge of God and to empower us to live as Christ’s presence in our world.
Anglicanism is the third-largest Christian communion in the world. It has a rich tradition of making disciples of Jesus Christ, and now includes some 85 million members in more than 165 countries. Across the world, the Anglican church is led by godly bishops, who oversee dioceses filled with parishes like Incarnation. Dioceses come together to form provinces, which make up the Global Anglican Communion.
Incarnation is parish of the Anglican Diocese of New England, which is part of the province of The Anglican Church in North America.