Anglican practices and rituals are primarily found in the Book of Common Prayer, the prayer book of Anglicanism, which helps define Anglican beliefs and worship practices on every level. The book is almost as important as the Bible itself to Anglicans. The Book of Common Prayer, which defines the “common”
The Baptist denomination is the largest free church denomination in the world with 43 million members. It is one of the largest Protestant Free Church denominations. More than 75 percent of all Baptists – about 33 million – live in America. There are about 216,000 Baptists in Great Britain, 850,000
The Catholic Church, known as the Roman Catholic Church, has well over one billion members, about one-sixth of the world’s population. It’s the world’s largest Christian denomination. It’s also the largest organized body of any world religion. Catholics are led by the Pope, also known as the Bishop of Rome,
Lutheranism is not a single entity. It is organized in autonomous regional or national churches. Globally, there are some 150 such Lutheran church bodies. Lutheranism is one of the largest Protestant denominations. It is also the oldest Protestant denomination. Lutheranism retains much of the tradition of the ancient and medieval
There are Methodist Churches in nearly every country in the world and global membership numbers about 70 million in 138 countries. The World Methodist Council (WMC), an association of churches in the Methodist tradition, comprises more than 40.5 million Methodists. There are at least 19 Wesleyan Methodist denominations in the
How strange it is to us that the Jaredites would go to war, then the winner would put the loser into captivity. There is further discussion on this captivity not being prison, as they have children, even many children, so they likely have multiple wives, indicating they are still living
“For what shall we pray?” is a weekly post inviting individuals, groups, and congregations to lift up our world in prayer. This resource is prepared by a variety of leaders in the ELCA and includes prayer prompts, upcoming events and observances, and prayer suggestions from existing denominational worship materials. You
Today’s Reading: Read 2 Thessalonians Let’s talk about fear. What’s something that frightens you? Allow your family to discuss things that they might be afraid of. Spend some time talking about why things scare us. Sometimes if we can unpack the “why” of a situation, it helps us to not
We’re About to See the Biggest Demographic Shift Since the Black Death Not since the 1300s, when the world’s population imploded due to the bubonic plague, have we faced a demographic downsizing of the magnitude projected for the century ahead. Many observers predict the global population will peak in the
A few years ago, I heard a woman who had founded a Catholic religious institute give a witness about the history of her vocation and her community. At the end, an attendee asked her: how do you see that you are living the hundredfold that Christ promises those who leave
The following is excerpted from the Church News. To read the full article, CLICK HERE. The Tabernacle at Temple Square in Salt Lake City will be filled with sacred music on Saturday, Nov. 16, as part of the 2024 Church Music Festival of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
By Pastor Rob Rose, Assistant to the Bishop, Florida-Bahamas Synod Republished from the Florida-Bahamas Synod E-Spirit Weekly Newsletter The past week took me on a journey across our synod, from the west coast to the east, meeting with congregations that had been battered by both Hurricane Helene and