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The Church of England
Church of England, English national church and the mother church of the Anglican Communion.Christianity was brought to England in the 2nd century, and though nearly destroyed by the Anglo-Saxon invasions, it was reestablished after the mission of St. Augustine of Canterbury in 597.
The roots of the Church of England go back to the time of the Roman Empire when a Christian church came into existence in what was then the Roman province of Britain. The early Christian writers Tertullian and Origen mention the existence of a British church in the third century AD and in the fourth ...
The Church of England Pensions Board provides retirement services for those who have served or worked for the Church The National Society for Promoting Religious Education is our education department The Church of England Central Services includes HR, Finance & Resources, IT, Legal, Communications, and Record Centre
Join us for our weekly online services, streamed each Sunday at 9am. This page also lists a range of resources to help you walk with Jesus Christ, who is the light of the world.
For the next couple of centuries, the influence of England’s church waxed and waned due to reform movements, invasions, and other events. The most significant change came during the 16th century, when the Church of England split from the Roman Catholic Church during the Protestant Reformation. But this change was uniquely personal.
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The Church of England, mother church of the Anglican Communion, has a long history. Christianity probably began to be practiced in England not later than the early 3rd century. By the 4th century the church was established well enough to send three British bishops —of Londinium (London), Eboracum (York), and Lindum (Lincoln)—to the Council ...
