As we are in a personal relationship with God and participate in his work in the world in community with the Church, we manifest our identity in Jesus Christ through our thoughts, words, and deeds. This can be seen in the form our worship takes, rooted firmly in the practices and prayers of Christians for long generations before us, and in our commitment to the Scriptures and the central creeds of the Church.
Anglicans believe that the Scriptures contain everything necessary for salvation. In them, we discover our need for redemption by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone. It is also our responsibility to read the Scriptures with integrity, respecting the treasury of interpretation found in the Christian tradition, while incorporating the best of modern scholarship and our God-given faculties of reason.
The practice of the Anglican Church is rooted in that of the early Church, a tradition that continues to nourish our robust commitment to historic liturgy and sacramental life. Anglicans embrace elements of worship and theology that have been practiced throughout the history of the Church and in fellowship with Anglicans around the globe, continuing to seek fresh ways to express truth in our day.
We adhere to the three ancient ecumenical creeds - The Nicene Creed, The Athanasian Creed, and The Apostles’ Creed - as the basic definitive statements of Christian belief.
The Jerusalem Declaration is a statement released by the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GAFCON) intended to address and clarify controversies and concerns in the Anglican Communion. You read it here.
The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) is the Anglican treasury of Christian prayers and includes the complete forms for Sunday worship and provides resources for private prayer. We periodically offer a class offering guidance on using the BCP in private prayer. The 2019 BCP is published by the Anglican Church in North America.
During the Reformation era, the Anglican Church distinguished itself from Rome as the Catholic Church in England as it sought to reclaim the authority of the Bible and the doctrine of justification by faith. Since that time, our church has seen the restoration of historic worship elements and the renewal of evangelical faith. At its best, The Anglican Church continues to incorporate each of these movements into the ongoing life and worship of our church.
Resurrection Anglican is a part of the Anglican Diocese of the Upper Midwest and a member of the Anglican Church in North America. We are committed to an episcopal form of church governance and are submitted to the leadership of our bishop, Stewart Ruch, and our Archbishop, Steve Wood.