Simply put, we’re a Christian church committed to the good news of Jesus. But there are a few things that describe us as an Anglican church:
✟ HISTORICALLY ROOTED
The Anglican Church traces its roots all the way back to the 2nd Century, when the first Christian missionaries came to the British Isles. Our tradition is shaped by the historic teachings and practices of the apostolic Church, and also by the biblical and evangelical values of the Reformation. The Book of Common Prayer shapes our worship and life together around this tradition, and we celebrate its beauty, stability, and power to put us in the way of Jesus.
✟ GLOBALLY CONNECTED
The Anglican communion is the third largest Christian body in the world (following the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church), with over 85 million members in over 165 countries. We are a member of the Global Anglican Future Conference, are proud of our diverse international communion, and value the encouragement and perspective this connection brings us.
✟ LOCALLY PARTNERED
City of Light Church is part of the Anglican Church in North America, in the Diocese of the Upper Midwest, under Bishop Stewart Ruch III. Alongside many other growing churches in the Midwest, the heartbeat of our movement is to see a revival of Word and Sacrament, infused with the Holy Spirit.
✟ BELIEF
Click here to read the Jerusalem Declaration.
The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven: