The Universal Anglican Church

We are glad you are here! The Universal Anglican Church is a truly contemporary Church that blends the best of historic Christianity with practices and theology firmly rooted in the 21st Century. Our clergy are from diverse backgrounds, and our ministries reflect that diversity. Among those ministries are parishes, counseling ministries, prison ministries, healing ministries, religious orders, and homeless ministries. We believe that our ministries should serve the needs of the communities in which they reside, and to accomplish that we allow those ministries the freedom to design programs that meet those needs.

There is a home for you, and a home for all people in The Universal Anglican Church. We are a church of Christians in Exile. We invite you to explore our website and contact us so that we might answer your questions!

What is a Christian in Exile?

A Christian in Exile is a person who feels estranged from what passes for
Christianity today for any number of reasons. Some of those reasons might
include:

1. A discomfort that the word "Christian" is often used in a way that suggests
   that to be a Christian one must be a fundamentalist extremist, preaching a
   gospel of spite and vindictiveness that has nothing to do with the God of Love
   we have experienced in our lives.
2. A discomfort with the lack of integrity seen on the part of many Christian
   leaders today.
3. A preoccupation with spin and conservative politics by some "Christian"
   leaders to the exclusion of the 3000 scripture verses that tell of God's concern
   for the poor and marginalized.
4. A conviction that, despite the behavior of fundamentalist extremists, a
   theocracy is never a desirable form of government.
5. A recognition that science reveals truths about God's world, and any God
   who's divinity would be so threatened by scientific advancement that it is
   necessary to invent "pseudo-science" such as so-called "creation science" is a
   god so small as to not be worthy of our worship or attention.
6. A recognition that the Bible never was intended to be interpreted literally
   and that such practices only arose in the 19th century and are the product of
   "Christians" who are more interested in thought and behavior control than the
   reality of God as experience in and through Jesus Christ.
7. Christians in Exile identify themselves as Christians, even though they might
   not be considered Christian by fundamentalist extremists.

Most importantly, Christians in exile seek to build a Church community where all
people are truly welcome and respected, where no one is manipulated or coerced
into feeling or believing in a particular way but rather are allowed to follow
where God is calling them to be - supported by a loving faith community.