Episcopal Church in the United States

United States   Church Records   Episcopal Church Records 

History
The Episcopal Church is the United States version  of the Anglican Church  or Church of England. It is also known as Protestant Episcopal Church. It was well-established in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and a few other English colonies in North America in the 1600s. It was very strong in colonial times, especially in the Southern states, even to functioning as a state church.

It is a worldwide family of autonomous churches. Other names used by Episcopal churches around the world have included:


 * Anglican Church
 * Anglican Church of Canada
 * Church of England
 * Church of Scotland
 * Church in Wales
 * Church of Ireland
 * Episcopal Church
 * Protestant Episcopal Church

The Reformed Episcopal Church broke off from the main church in 1874. The Anglican Church in North America was formed in 2000.

Anglican Religion Tree Family
This Anglican Family Tree outlines the relationship of different offshoots of the church.

Baptisms
In Catholic and Anglican records, children were usually baptized a few days after birth, and therefore, the baptism record proves date of birth. Other religions, such as Baptists, baptized at other points in the member's life. Baptism registers might give:

Marriages
Marriage registers can give:

Burials
Burial registers may give:

Ministers

 * A list of Episcopal ministers and the churches or circuits they served, extracted from the archives of the church minutes.

Writing for Records
Birth, marriage, and death registers are kept at the current individual churches. '''Records of defunct churches are kept in each diocese archives.
 * Episcopal Find a Church
 * Reformed Episcopal Church Directory
 * Anglican Church in North America Congregation List
 * Diocese Directory

Archives

 * Archives of the Episcopal Church


 * 606 Rathervue Place (P.O. Box 2247)
 * Austin, Texas 78768
 * Telephone: 512-472-6816
 * Fax: 512-480-0437
 * E-mail: [mailto:research@episcopalarchives.org research@episcopalarchives.org]
 * Website


 * [[Image:Virginia Theological Seminary.jpg|right|250px|Virginia Theological Seminary.jpg]]Virginia Theological Seminary


 * Archives of the Bishop Payne Library
 * 3737 Seminary Road
 * Alexandria, VA 22304
 * Telephone: 703-461-1731
 * E-mail: [mailto:AskArchives@vts.edu AskArchives@vts.edu]
 * Websites


 * Houses many of the original Church of England (now Episcopalian Church) parish registers, vestry books, and manuscripts of colonial Virginia, as well as photos, and the African American Episcopal Historical Collection. Formerly known as the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia.


 * The American Anglican Council


 * Suite 406
 * 2296 Henderson Mill Road, NE
 * Atlanta, GA 30345-2739
 * Telephone: 800-914-2000
 * Voice: 770-414-1515
 * Fax: 770-414-1518
 * List of parishes and other affiliates


 * Anglican Church in North America


 * 800 Maplewood Avenue (P.O. Box 447)
 * Ambridge, PA 15003-0447
 * Telephone: 724-266-9400
 * Fax: 724-266-1129
 * Email: [mailto:admin@anglicanchurch.net admin@anglicanchurch.net]