2010 Spring semester Modern Church History CH 310 Professor: Dr. Mitternacht Presenter: Daphne Ting Assignment: 2nd presentation Topic: The Christian Church in my own country: Anglican Date: 2010.05.04

Introduction

I am a member of Hong Kong Evangelical Lutheran Church.

I would like to give you a simple mention about The Anglican.

History and background of The Anglican Communion 1. The rise of

Anglican The King of Great Britain,

Henry VIII, broke up with the Church of Rome in the 1530s. He strongly resisted thereafter associating the English Church with the Continental Protestant Reformation. Then The Anglican was born.

2. The establishment an international association of national and

regional Anglican churches. no single “Anglican Church” with universal

juridical authority the association of these churches in full

communion the Church of England which may be

regarded as the mother church of the worldwide communion

its principal primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

an Anglican Communion Office in London, under the aegis of the Archbishop of Canterbury, it serves a supporting and organizational role only.

The communion comprises over 80 million members in 44 regional and national member churches around the globe in over 160 countries:

Churches in the Anglican Communion

Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Central Africa, Central America, Ceylon, Congo, England, Hong Kong and Macau, India, North India, South Indian Ocean, Ireland, Japan, Jerusalem and the Middle East, Kenya, Korea, Melanesia, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Scotland, South East Asia, Southern Africa, Southern Cone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, USA, Wales, West Africa, West Indies — extra-provincial churches

Churches in full communion:

Mar Thoma Syrian Church, Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches, Philippine Independent Church

• The status of it means? It is the agreement

between the members (point 3)

After the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches, she is the 3rd largest Christian communion in the world.

Some of these churches are known as Anglican, recognizing the historical link to England ; others, such as the American and Scottish churches, or the Church of Ireland, prefer a separate name.

3. The agreement between the members mutual agreement on essential

doctrines, and full participation in the sacramental life of each national church

under the leadership of a local primate, each church has its own doctrine and liturgy, based in most cases on mother church ( the Church of England); and each church has its own legislative process and polity.

4. Instruments of Communion The Archbishop of Canterbury’s role

is strictly symbolic and unifying, and the Communion’s three international

bodies are consultative and collaborative, their resolutions having no legal effect on the independent provinces of the Communion.

Taken together, these four do? function as “instruments of

communion”, in order of antiquity, they are:

4.1. The Archbishop of Canterbury functions as the spiritual head of the Communion. The present incumbent is Dr. Rowan Williams.

4.2. The Lambeth Conference (first held in 1867) is the oldest international consultation.

4.3. The Anglican Consultative Council (first met in 1971) was created by a 1968 Lambeth Conference resolution, and meets usually at three year intervals.

4.4. The Primates’ Meeting (first met in 1979) is the most recent manifestation of international consultation and deliberation

5. Combination of Catholic and Reformed

part of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church and to be both Catholic and Reformed, some followers it represents a non-papal Catholicism.

others a form of Protestantism, without a dominant guiding figure such as Luther, Knox, Calvin, Zwingli, or Wesley etc.;

their self-identity represents some combination of the two.

The communion surrounds with a wide belief and practice including evangelical, liberal, and catholic.

6. Anglican doctrine

The Communion is held together by a shared history, expressed in its ecclesiology, polity, ethos and also by participation in international consultative bodies.

Three elements have been important in holding the Communion together:

First, the shared ecclesial structure of the component churches, manifested in an episcopal polity maintained through the apostolic succession of bishops and synodical government;

second, the principle of belief expressed in worship, investing importance in approved prayer books and their rubrics; and

third, the historical documents and standard divines that have influenced the ethos of the Communion.

6.1. The Book of Common Prayer

Anglicanism developed a vernacular prayer book, called the Book of Common Prayer, 1st published in 1549.

as a guide to Anglican theology and practice

This had the effect of inculcating the principle of “the law of prayer is the law of belief”

as the foundation of Anglican identity and confession.

6.2. The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion

an influence on the ethos of the Communion

an ethos reinforced by their interpretation

expansion by influential early theologians such as Richard Hooker, Lancelot Andrewes, John Cosin, and others.

7. History background of The Hong Kong Anglican Church

The Hong Kong Anglican Church (Episcopal), also known as The Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (SKH) is the Anglican Church in Hong Kong and Macau.

She is the 38th Province of the Anglican Communion.

establishing parishes and churches, actively develops education, social service

7.1. History and Origin

Sheng Kung Hui has started God’s work in Hong Kong since 1843

the first chruch (western), St. John's Cathedral was opening for service on Sunday, 11th March, 1849.

7.1. History and Origin

The first Chinese church, St. Stephen's Church, was founded in June 1865.

7.1.1. The course of development of the Anglican Church in Hong Kong and Macau

in 1849 : the establishment of the Diocese of Victoria under the See of Canterbury;

in 1913 : the establishment of the Kong Yuet Diocese under the Province of the Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui;

in 1951: the birth of the Diocese of Hong Kong and Macau, which was completely separated from the national Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui.

in 1991: the 40th Synod of the Diocese held in December,

to expand the Diocese into a province in 1998: the Province of Hong Kong Sheng

Kung Hui was established

7.2. The establishment of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui

The Most Reverend Paul Kwong is the current Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui and Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong with his seat at the St. John’s Cathedral.

The Rt Reverend Dr. Thomas Soo, Bishop of the Diocese of Western Kowloon, is also the chairman of Hong Kong Christian Council and the Board of the Hong Kong Society.

7.2.1. The Structure of Dioceses within the Province

The Province shall consist of the following Dioceses and Missionary Area:

7.2.1.1. The Diocese of Hong Kong Island;

7.2.1.2 The Diocese of Eastern Kowloon;

7.2.1.3 The Diocese of Western Kowloon;

7.2.1.4 The Missionary Area of Macau

Province-level General Synod , Archbishop of Hong Kong , Paul Kwong , Peter Kwong , Bishop's House, Calendar of saints, Book of Common Prayer, The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two

Dioceses Western Kowloon (Bishop: Soo Yee Po), Eastern Kowloon, Hong Kong Island (Bishop: Paul Kwong)

Diocese of Hong Kong Island (HKI)

St. John's Cathedral, St. Stephen's Church, St. Paul's Church, St. Mary's Church, St. James' Church, St. Luke's Church, St. Matthew's Church, St. Peter's Church, North Point, Holy Nativity Church, St. Timothy's Church, Discovery Bay Church, Church of the Incarnation, St. Stephen's Church, Stanley, Grace Church, Emmanuel Church, Church of the Ascension, Hong Kong

Diocese of Eastern Kowloon (KE)

Holy Trinity Church , Christ Church, Holy Carpenter Church , Church of Good Shepherd, Calvary Church , St. Mark's Church, St. Barnabas' Church, Kindly Light Church , Church of The Holy Word, Church of Our Saviour, Holy Spirit Church , St. Titus' Church , Holy Wisdom Church , Resurrection Church, The Church of St. John the Baptist, The Church of Magnificat, Shatin Anglican Church, Kei Lok Church

Diocese of Western Kowloon (KW)

All Saints' Church, Crown of Thorns' Church, St. Andrew's Church, St. Thomas' Church , Kei Oi Church , St. Peter's Church (Castle Peak), St. Matthias' Church, St. Joseph's Church, St. Philip's Church, Church of the Divine Love, The Church of the Epiphany

Missionary Area of Macau (MA)

Taipa Mission Church, U Wa Parish Centre, Morrison Chapel , St. Mark's Church, Macau , St. Paul's Church, Macau

7.3. Service in Hong Kong develops education and social service

to bring harmony, peace and joy to the Hong Kong community.

7.3.1. Education 7.3.1.1. Tertiary College 7.3.1.1.1. St. John's College was

founded in 1912 and it was the first residential hall in the University. Its predecessors were St. John's Hall and St. Stephen's hall which were for boys and girls respectively.

7.3.1.1.2. SKH Ming Hua Theological College was established in 1947 under the auspices of the Anglican (Sheng Kung Hui) Diocese of Hong Kong and Macao

7.3.1.3. Secondary School

10 in HKI, 16 in KE, 6 in KW , 2 in MA

total is 34 7.3.1.4. Primary School

16 in HKI , 29 in KE, 20 in KW, 2 in MA

total is 67 7.3.1.5. Kindergarten

11 in HKI, 13 in KE, 13 in KW, 2 in MA

total is 39

7.3.2. Social service Their mission: “For the Son of man also came not

to be served but to serve...” (Mark 10:45a)

The social service is comprehensive and diversification.

The Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council serves from infancy to the elderly. To serve for family, reproductive health, new migrant etc., and over 185 different serve units cover Hong Kong and Macau.

Conclusion

This denomination is a universal communion, only liturgy is a little different, but they are all connected in one.