I'm moving to London and I'm looking for a church to attend! My preference is for a church with traditional music and relatively orthodox preaching, but I'm open to suggestions!

Thank you in advance :)

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I think Anglicanism would be less dogmatic due to the Via Media.

Also, how do you view the civil powers and the churches submission to it? Here in America we don't like the government being head of the church so when the 39 Articles puts the civil power as the head of the church it's a bit concerning. Can someone please explain the civil powers and their place in Anglicanism.

I'm an APA Anglican so my shield 🛡 is going to have the Chi-Rho on it so that's cool af.

I’ve officially started wearing a head covering to church.

Hello, I was reading some of the old homilies from the official books. They are very interesting, and I wish to continue but I was unable to find them in contemporary language. Has anybody here found something like this?

I use a 1928 BCP so that is preferably but any will do

I was just read James 2 and he says "Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only" (verse 24) the 39 Articles says that only by the name of Christ we are saved. Do we believe in Sola Fide/faith alone?

Hi folks, I hope everyone is doing well! Personally, I'm going through your average mid-week crisis of faith - not to sound dramatic or anything :) A bit of an introduction, I'm quite new to Christianity, despite being baptised as an infant (I wasn't raised in a religious household despite this - it was a Catholic baptism). I attend an Anglican church, but I've done most of my learning and study through online resources, and I started listening to a bible study podcast that really resonated with me and helped me grow in my faith. That is until the host of the podcast put forward his belief that infant baptism is not biblical, and therefore, those who have been baptised only as an infant are not saved.

I'd never considered this before, and the prospect absolutely devasted me. It has sent me into a bit of a spiral, and I think I need some help in understanding why we baptise infants. I'm afraid that my baptism was not what Jesus commanded of us (it was not preceded by repentance, acceptance of Him as my saviour, followed by immersion), therefore I have not actually "accepted" his sacrifice on the cross, and as a result, the Holy Spirit does not dwell in me. I'm going to go ahead and list out some reasons I'm struggling to accept it as a valid baptism:

1. What 'Baptise' actually means...

When the verb 'baptise' is used in the Gospels, it means to immerse in water. This is what Jesus commands of us, and it is what he did himself. So right off the bat, I don't think my infant baptism is what Jesus commanded of us to do - it was a 'sprinkling' of water, not an immersion.

2. Accepting the gift of salvation as an infant...

Obviously, as an infant, I was not able to comprehend what was happening. Nor could I accept Jesus as my saviour and repent of my sins (talking about original sin here, pretty sure I didn't break any commandments as a baby). I believe this isn't necessarily a problem, because we have seen in Matthew 9: 1 - 7 that Jesus forgives the sins of a paralysed man because of the faith shown by those with him. So I think it's fair to say that although a baby cannot accept the gift of salvation, their parents can accept it on behalf of them. Great! But in my case, my parents did not actually believe in God despite having me baptised. So their reasoning for the baptism was not biblical. I guess I can hope the priest who performed the sacrament believed and that this was enough, but who knows!

3. Biblical examples of the 'household' being baptised...

Another verse often quoted to support infant baptism is Acts 16:15 'And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.' I suppose it is fair to assume there may have been infants in the household. But there may not have been. I'm worried about basing my salvation on an assumption.

4. Jesus warns the disciples of turning away children from Him...

Again, another verse to support infant baptism is Matthew 19:14 'But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.' Again I feel that this is a fair assumption, but perhaps taken out of context? Jesus isn't talking specifically about baptism here.

And those are pretty much the reasons why I'm struggling to accept my baptism was valid and that I have been saved. I understand it's the done thing in Anglican churches, and that it's probably something I should speak to a clergy member about. I'm working on gathering the courage to do that. Am I being an idiot and completely misunderstanding the biblical teaching on this? I'm really struggling with this one, so I'd appreciate any help or words of encouragement. I'm terrified I've been walking around thinking I've been saved, while all this time it was just a delusion.

I'm sure that God is not beholden to baptism, e.g. if it is His will to save someone who is not baptised then He will do it. But then I see a verse like John 3:5 'Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.' and it fills me with anxiety. I used to love reading the bible, but now that this doubt is in my head, I can't help but feeling dread. Do I need to toughen up and have more faith?

I was raised with a heavy dose of evangelical/ puritan piety. And in my 20s, because of my attendance in the reformed church, I fell in love with reading Scripture through the lens of covenants/ covenant theology. I also find the Westminster/ Heidelberg catechism very helpful too.

I’m wondering if there’s room for these things in Anglicanism. Any resource on this topic would be greatly appreciated!

What it says on the tin. I'm very curious and Google has returned dubious results. Important to note, the Subdean-designate is not clergy.

Thanks in advance!

I got a "new cambridge paragraph bible with apocrypha" to accompany me as a begin my journey in the Anglican faith. David Norton edited this bible. He made grammatical updates like changing "spake" into "spoke" and word changes to better fit with the original translators intentions. Also, this bible is similar to the 1611 as it includes the original translators' notes and the apocrypha. It has large chapter numbers and very small verse numbers in a paragraph style. What do you think of this bible, do you think Norton is qualified to edit the kjv to this degree, and do you consider this a "modern" 1611 kjv?

Happy for the replies. thank you so much!

Now I'm wondering another thing. Yes I'm baptized, however I don't recall being baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The church into which I was baptized is a mainstream (non-denominational?) baptist/charismatic trinitarian church. I just don't remember if the one who had baptized me had said those words.

I'm concerned over this. Am I even "saved"? Do I have to get baptized again?

What made it worse was that, when I asked a friend who had been baptized a couple days ago if he had been baptized in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit (same church) he said no.

I've also heard of a "conditional baptism"

Finally making it official and I’m incredibly excited—this subreddit has been such a lifeline on this journey, and I'm so grateful for the kind, good-willed, and prayerful community I’ve found here. I don’t think I would still be a Christian without it. Thanks be to God (and all of you)!

I come from the Seventh-day Adventist denomination and they emphasize prophecies and symbols. Well, I've been wondering what our emphasis is? I figured it was prayer because of the prayerful liturgy and the Book of Common Prayer. Would I be right in think that anglicans emphasize prayer?

I recently got this book to use with a rosary and it's been a very good book for prayer in my experience. It works with both the anglican rosary and catholic rosary and is the equivalent of a bool of psalms with instructions for incorpating beads. I was wondering what you guys think of this book?

Don’t want to get in a flame war here, but what books/articles changed your mind on sexuality? Whether it be from the conservative view to the liberal view or vice versa.

I changed from the conservative to the more liberal view in college and have not revisited the issue in some time. Had a coworker challenge me on whether same-gender marriage is moral and it made me realize how rusty I am, so appreciate input.

Especially appreciate input on even more liberal expressions of sexuality (polyamory, pre-marital sex) and how some believe these can be consistent with Christian faith and practice. On the other hand, appreciate more conservative perspectives as well (anti birth control etc.).

Hi what's the practice on fasting days please as set out here in the BCP? I see it says Fridays all year, I don't eat meat Fridays and I understand Lenten fasting but on other fast days please share what you do or don't do?

Could you assist me with mapping out along the relatively crude spectrum of 1 Low Church to 10 High Church, where for example a 1 would maybe be a fellowship meeting in a secular room with projectors, electrical instruments, tvs perhaps,lively, give or take communion, lots of praying in tongues and physically expressive worship - 10 being cathedral, deeply solemn, liturgical, quiet, very limited tech etc ----ill get to the question in a mo

Where along this spectrum do the numerous schools/denominations of Protestantism/reformed Christianity sit please?

https://www.churchofengland.org/media/press-releases/communities-set-celebrate-all-creatures-great-and-small-churchyards

A week of events is to take place in June to celebrate wildlife in churchyards and cemeteries....

I ve wanted to see if i can visit a service of this denomination. But since i am more into catholicism-orthodox way of services i wish i could attend an anglo catholic one

I feel like other denominations are much better at evangelizing and growing their church’s then Anglicans are. How do we become better at it? Especially in the Anglican Church of Canada.