The Episcopal Church has its roots in the Church of England, or Anglican Church, which is positioned theologically in the complicated space between the Roman Catholic Church and the various Protestant denominations. When we are at our best, the Episcopal Church is the best of both Catholic and Protestant thinking and practices, which means many, many people find it a safe place to call home.

When the United States began the Revolution to gain independence from Great Britain, The Episcopal Church took the Prayer Book of the Church of England, marked out the prayers for the King, and with very few other changes, continued the worship we inherited. The Episcopal Church still choses to align itself with the Church of England, under the umbrella of what is known as the Worldwide Anglican Communion. Although there is no official religion of the United States, most of the founders of this nation, and many of the leaders through the years, identified themselves as Episcopalians.