The Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic is a regional diocese of the Anglican Church in North America dedicated to reaching North America with the transforming love of Jesus Christ. The Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic consists of 41 Congregations, Missions, and Mission Fellowships in Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Pennsylvania, eastern West Virginia, and northeastern North Carolina. Several more are in formation.
This year in June, the Provincial Council and Provincial Assembly will be held in Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, PA. In preparation for this gathering, the ACNA has and will continue to send news and calls for prayer. Sign-up via email to receive updates such as those below:
Easter is coming!
Yes I know, we’ve just begun the Season of Lent. But Easter is only a month away. Easter is the most important event of our church year. It’s the day we celebrate the best news in the world — that forgiveness is real, death is defeated, the restoration of all things has begun, and eternal life is available through faith in Jesus Christ!
Will you make space for eternity during this Lenten season?
That’s really the point of Lent; to make space for eternity so that you grow in relationship with Jesus and so that you’re deeply prepared to celebrate the wonder of Easter.
We give thanks for the ordination of April Murrie to the diaconate on Sunday, February 18, at Church of the Good Shepherd, Charlottesville, VA.
The book of Revelation shows the incredible diversity and unity of God’s people worshiping him together. This end-time picture stirs my heart to know my brothers and sisters in Christ who are from other cultures and races and with whom I will one day share in the eternal bliss of the marriage supper of the Lamb.
Let’s respond with courage and willingness to our Lord’s call to make disciples of all nations. As the great missionary spokesman William Carey wrote, it is always worthwhile, “to lay ourselves out with all our might in promoting the cause and kingdom of Christ.”
World Mission Sunday is an opportunity to renew our commitment to being Jesus’ witnesses to the ends of the world, give thanks for cross-cultural workers and our brothers and sisters in the faith around the world, and ask God to raise up those who would be willing to go to the more than 3 billion people around the world who have not yet heard the good news of Jesus Christ.
Anglicans For Life (AFL) is the only global Anglican ministry dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia through ministry, education, pastoral care, and biblical advocacy and in partnership with churches in the Anglican Communion.
As Sprit-filled and biblically-informed Anglican Christians, we believe God is the author and preserver of life. Because of this, we know that all human life is a sacred gift from God and that it must be protected from the moment of conception to natural death.