Reform is an evangelical organization within Anglicanism, active in the Church of England and the Church of Ireland. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican The Church of Ireland (Eaglais na hÉireann is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating across the island of Ireland. Reform (England) describes itself as a "network of churches and individuals within the Church of England, committed to the reform of ourselves, our congregation and our world by the gospel". This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament
Several large Anglican churches in England are members of Reform, such as Jesmond Parish Church (in Newcastle upon Tyne), St Ebbe's, Oxford, and St Helen's Bishopsgate (located in the City of London). Jesmond Parish Church (JPC, was designed by the architect John Dobson and consecrated in 1861. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England St Ebbe's is an Anglican church in the centre of Oxford which stands in the conservative evangelical tradition St Helen's Bishopsgate is a large conservative evangelical Anglican church, in Lime Street ward, in the City of London, For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically
Reform was started in 1993 to oppose the ordination of women to the priesthood (like Forward in Faith in the Anglo-Catholic tradition) but has recently focused on advocating a conservative view of homosexuality. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) In general religious use Ordination is the process by which a person is consecrated (set apart for the administration of various religious rites Forward in Faith (FiF is a movement operating in a number of provinces of the Anglican Communion. The terms Anglo-Catholic and Anglo-Catholicism (or sometimes possibly incorrectly High Church &mdashsee below describe people Issues concerning Homosexuality are controversial in the Anglican Communion. Reform is keen to recognise the unique value of women's ministry within the church[1]. Some Reform members support ordination of women to the priesthood, but not their appointment as ministers in charge of a parish or similar. Reform members are also divided over the issue of the re-marriage of divorced persons, and the issue is left out of the definition of marriage found in the Reform Covenant. (see Reform Covenant, posted on the Reform website)
Reform stand firmly in the Reformed Protestant tradition of the Church of England, but whilst they disapprove of the interpretation placed upon Anglicanism by Forward in Faith (e. The Reformed churches are a group of Christian Protestant Denominations formally characterized by a similar Calvinist system of doctrine historically g. views about the Eucharist, the meaning of ordination, prayers for the dead and to the Saints) they pledged at their 2006 Conference their co-operation with that Anglo-Catholic grouping to oppose the acceptance of women bishops within the Church of England.
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Churches linked to Reform
- St Helen's Bishopsgate, London
- Dundonald Church, Wimbledon
- Jesmond Parish Church, Newcastle
- St Ebbe's Church, Oxford
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