St. Andrews Anglican Church was planted in 1922 during Breckenridge's oil boom. Under the guidance of a priest from the Episcopal Diocese of Ft. Worth, a few families began gathering for worship in a local synagogue. Before long the fellowship grew, became recognized by the regional diocese as a mission parish and began fundraising for a building. Priest and members broke ground for a new church building in 1924. By the grace of God, St. Andrews has continually offered faith-filled Anglican worship and community in Breckenridge since that time.
Anglican: Ancient, Catholic and English
Our church exists to make disciples following the Anglican tradition. Our liturgies, traditions and doctrines can be traced back to the undivided church of the first millenium. We glorify God through that worship, by loving our neighbors, and by fulfilling the last command of Jesus to make disciples (Matthew 28:18-20) until He returns to earth in glory.
Are you Catholic or Protestant?
Our church embraces the best features of both Catholicism and Protestantism. The goal of the Anglican Church was to maintain continuity with its Catholic past but also to be a truly reformed Church. As noted by Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells in England (d. 1711), “We profess the holy, catholic and apostolic faith professed by the whole Church before the disunion of East and West.”
Affiliations
We are a small but vibrant parish providing the Holy Eucharist, Bible studies, and Sunday School for kids and adults. We are part of a greater Anglican body of believers focused on worshipping God, pursuing holiness, and serving our communities. St. Andrews is a traditional Anglican parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), and part of the world-wide Anglican Communion.
Prayer Book People
The Book of Common Prayer is unique to Anglicans. We use prayer books to follow a rule of life that begins with daily prayer. Morning and evening prayer are simple prayer services intended for the family to pray at home, and include scripture readings and prayers for every day of the year. We also practice fasting, confession, almsgiving, and other catholic traditions. None of these practices are required. They are simply tools offered by the church to aid believers in their spiritual formation.
Origin Myths Debunked
A common myth says that King Henry VIII started the Anglican Church in AD 1534 because he wanted a divorce. This is simply not true. Documents from the early church confirm that Christianity in Britain was well-established by the time of the Council of Arles in 314 A.D., to which the Church in Britain sent bishops. And St. Augustine of Canterbury wrote in 597 A.D. to Pope Gregory, after landing on British soil, that the British Church already had its own ancient order, government and liturgy. Historical evidence proves that Christianity came to Britain very early - most likely during the first century or by the end of the second. This is the beginning of our history.
The Anglican Church came to North America with the early settlers and spread across the nation. Today there are seven provinces of the Anglican Communion around the world. Our provincial jurisdiction, the Anglican Church in North America, typically uses the term “Anglican” to distinguish us from the Episcopal Church in the United States.
Anglican: Ancient, Catholic and English
Our church exists to make disciples following the Anglican tradition. Our liturgies, traditions and doctrines can be traced back to the undivided church of the first millenium. We glorify God through that worship, by loving our neighbors, and by fulfilling the last command of Jesus to make disciples (Matthew 28:18-20) until He returns to earth in glory.
Are you Catholic or Protestant?
Our church embraces the best features of both Catholicism and Protestantism. The goal of the Anglican Church was to maintain continuity with its Catholic past but also to be a truly reformed Church. As noted by Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells in England (d. 1711), “We profess the holy, catholic and apostolic faith professed by the whole Church before the disunion of East and West.”
Affiliations
We are a small but vibrant parish providing the Holy Eucharist, Bible studies, and Sunday School for kids and adults. We are part of a greater Anglican body of believers focused on worshipping God, pursuing holiness, and serving our communities. St. Andrews is a traditional Anglican parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), and part of the world-wide Anglican Communion.
Prayer Book People
The Book of Common Prayer is unique to Anglicans. We use prayer books to follow a rule of life that begins with daily prayer. Morning and evening prayer are simple prayer services intended for the family to pray at home, and include scripture readings and prayers for every day of the year. We also practice fasting, confession, almsgiving, and other catholic traditions. None of these practices are required. They are simply tools offered by the church to aid believers in their spiritual formation.
Origin Myths Debunked
A common myth says that King Henry VIII started the Anglican Church in AD 1534 because he wanted a divorce. This is simply not true. Documents from the early church confirm that Christianity in Britain was well-established by the time of the Council of Arles in 314 A.D., to which the Church in Britain sent bishops. And St. Augustine of Canterbury wrote in 597 A.D. to Pope Gregory, after landing on British soil, that the British Church already had its own ancient order, government and liturgy. Historical evidence proves that Christianity came to Britain very early - most likely during the first century or by the end of the second. This is the beginning of our history.
The Anglican Church came to North America with the early settlers and spread across the nation. Today there are seven provinces of the Anglican Communion around the world. Our provincial jurisdiction, the Anglican Church in North America, typically uses the term “Anglican” to distinguish us from the Episcopal Church in the United States.