- How do I get ahold of REZ?
720-283-8921 Don't be afraid to leave a message. Someone checks those messages daily!
You can click below for email to ask a specific question of our Pastor or other leaders.
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- Where is REZ located ?
Our Worship happens each Sunday at 9:00 a.m. with Fellowship and Education following at 10:30 a.m. at the new Horan-McConaty Chapel at 5303 East County Line Rd, one block west of Holly on the north side of County Line. Click below for
a mapquest map to the location.
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- What's an Anglican?
Anglican is historically related to The Church of England. In today's lingo, that means that we are part of a worldwide group of churches (70+ million christians) who are in fellowship with the Archbishop of Canterbury in England. The Anglican Mission is a missionary outreach to America from Rwanda - East Africa!!
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- Is this like the Episcopal Church?
We are a liturgical church (robes, candles, written prayers & weekly communion)in our worship style; we are a missionary movement that also includes an emphasis on the Word of God - the Bible - as its plainly understood and an openness to God's Holy Spirit as He leads, guides and moves among us from day to day.
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- What is the Anglican Mission in America?
The Anglican Mission in America (AMiA) is a vibrant and creative missionary outreach of the Province of the Episcopal Church of Rwanda, which is a full and active member of the Anglican Communion. The Mission enjoys the oversight of Archbishops of the Anglican Communion, primarily the Most Rev. Emmanuel Kolini of Rwanda. In addition, more Primates from the "Global South" have recently endorsed our mission, encouraging us to continue in this vital work of reaching out to the 130 million un-churched Americans around us as a direct outreach of the vitality and growth of the Global South church here in the United States.
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- Is it fully Anglican?
Absolutely. The Anglican Mission in America, as its name implies, is fully Anglican. The Anglican Mission is a direct outreach of the Anglican Province of Rwanda which is a full and active member of the global network of churches known as the Anglican Communion. Both the House of Bishops and the Provincial Synod of Rwanda have endorsed this endeavor. The Anglican Mission bishops are seated in the Rwandan House of Bishops, and their consecrations have been conducted according to the Constitution and Canons of the Province of Rwanda, with AMiA clergy received and ordained under its authority. So AMiA's sponsorship by the Anglican Province of Rwanda and its relationship to Archbishop Kolini is clear. Lately, additional Primates have supported and encouraged the Anglican Mission to continue its work of evangelism and church planting in the United States. A number of international Anglican and national Episcopal leaders have also declared openly that the AMiA is fully Anglican, and has "saved many who would have left Anglicanism altogether."
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- What about the Archbishop of Canterbury? Has he specifically recognized this work?
The Archbishop of Canterbury does not provide specific notice, documentation, or "recognition" of bishops throughout the Anglican Communion or within specific Anglican Provinces. Although some individuals have opposed the creation and work of the AMiA because it has crossed the geographical boundaries of the Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA), there is a long history of overlapping jurisdictions within the Anglican Communion. The current Archbishop of Canterbury has recently stated that if he is in communion with an Anglican Province, as he is with Rwanda, then it should also mean that all those within that Anglican Province are therefore in communion with him. It should be noted that a number of other Anglican provinces have now followed this lead in providing new ministry in this country.
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- Was the Anglican Mission in America established prematurely?
The Anglican Mission in America was birthed at a critical time. The Episcopal Church had lost a third of its membership over the preceding thirty years, had drifted into revisionist doctrines and had wasted opportunities in leadership and mission. Valiant and sustained efforts to renew ECUSA from within had, unfortunately, not provided enough impact to slow the church's dramatic slide deeper into false teachings and practices. In 1999 in Kampala at a meeting hosted by the First Promise movement, ECUSA bishops of the American Anglican Council along with First Promise made a direct appeal for intervention from nine archbishops and/or their representatives?a number, by the way, that did not include the Archbishop of Canterbury. These American leaders publicly admitted that the Episcopal Church, USA was in a deplorable state theologically, that it was incapable of self-correction, and that it needed an "intervention." While no clear consensus emerged among the Primates as to what, specifically, to do, the Primates of Rwanda and S.E. Asia thought that the time was right for action?and that action came two months later in Singapore with the consecrations of Chuck Murphy and John Rodgers to serve as missionary bishops to the United States from Rwanda and S.E. Asia . Developments in the Episcopal Church since that time, which were already in motion then, serve to underscore the reality that the timing for this intervention was right, and opportune to provide an orthodox Anglican alternative in the United States. Many now see the actions in establishing the Anglican Mission as a courageous forerunner to address the current situation in America and ECUSA.
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- What About Mission?
The Anglican Mission in America is focused on reaching out to the 130 million un-churched that are around us. This is our vision and the thing that engages most of our resources in the Mission. The Anglican Mission in America exists to glorify God and to serve, grow and multiply local churches that love Jesus Christ and reach the world He died to save. Our desire is to glorify God by building an alliance of congregations in America which are committed to gathering, planting and serving dynamic churches in the Anglican tradition. The AMiA is united in the essentials of the Christian Faith -- obedient to Jesus Christ as the unique Son of God Who through His sacrificial death and resurrection provides the only way to the Father. The Anglican Mission is diversified in the expression of the Faith -- evangelical, catholic and charismatic -- as three streams flowing as one river in Jesus Christ -- to reach the world in Jesus' Name through evangelism, discipleship and service.
A look at AMiA's roster of churches reveals that a full 60% of our congregations did not emerge from the Episcopal Church, but are new works planted with the goal of evangelizing people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. To consider our new churches in just the last 18 months reveals an even higher percentage of new church starts. We're grateful to God for this increase, and know that this is our true calling. This does not mean we only receive and affiliate new church starts, but it does mean that every church coming into the Anglican Mission must have a 'missional' orientation and passion. As we move forward, our eyes are on the call to evangelize those that God is calling, and to be about the business of building the 'one, holy, catholic and apostolic church' in our time.
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An Outpouring of Power
The first Pentecost was a "water shed" event in the life of The Church. Those 12 disciples, after ten days of prayer and waiting, were overwhelmed by an Out Pouring of "The Promise of the Father" - the promised Holy Spirit.
Spoken of from nearly 700 years in advance, this day was the new beginning that the 12, now become 120 in that Upper Room, had to have to see the reality and the fullness and the power of what God was doing in their midst. The Holy Spirit is the motive power for our life in Christ! He is, in fact, the very presence of Christ himself, living in and subsequently, out - through us. Jesus was clear with his followers on his last night, as they walked past the vineyards towards the Garden of Gethsemane, "I am the vine & you are the branches... apart from me, you can do nothing!" (Jn 15)
It is by the power of the Holy Spirit, living in us (see Jn 14 & 16 and Acts 1-2) that we are able to live the life of Christ today - being His Body now on this planet! The New Testament is very clear on our need and his provision. The Holy Spirit is referred to as "The Promise of the Father" by Jesus in Luke's gospel, as Jesus refers to the Old Testament Prophetic promises of a new heart and new spirit given by God, in Jeremiah and Ezekiel.
The tapestry is rich and colorful around this OUTPOURING of God's Power into our lives. We are given His Spirit in order to live His Life !! In Acts, just as Jesus ascended he said to his followers there, "in not many days hence you will receive all that my Father has promised. So stay here and wait for this promise, and when the Holy Spirit has come and filled you with His Power, you will by My witnesses (literally martyrs) in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria and out to the furthest corners of the earth."
Join us in this adventure, with Jesus, His Father and the Holy Spirit given - poured out - in a real, day to day, walk of faith. There is no adventure on earth that can match it! Come & See!
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