Cross Denominational Mission
The
Apostolic Episcopal Church (AEC) is a Western Rite mission of the
Chaldean Catholic Church established in the State of New York in 1925
and still headquartered there today. The AEC has since its inception
been devoted to the widest possible ecumenical outreach, and works in
the ethos of the declaration of the Assembly of The World Council of
Churches in New Delhi 1961. Its overall character is contemplative and
devoted to the inner spiritual tradition within the Christian heritage,
oriented towards New Age and New Thought in the original meaning of
those terms.
The Apostolic Episcopal Church enjoys close links with many other
churches and communities including those which share its Orthodox
heritage as well as others in the Catholic and Protestant traditions.
Since 1998, it has been led by Primate Archbishop Francis C. Spataro.
The Apostolic Episcopal Church was established in 1925 by Reverend
Arthur W. Brooks (1889-1948), a priest of the Episcopal Church, USA,
and noted seminary professor and journalist with Walt Whitman’s
renowned Brooklyn Eagle newspaper. Elevated to the office of
Archbishop of Ebbsfleet by the Patriarchate of the Eastern Chaldean
Church on May 4, 1925, +Brooks situated the initial Synod of the AEC at
historic ChristChurch by the Sea, Broad Channel Island, New York. In
the years immediately following the horrors of World War I, Bishop
Brooks envisioned a church that sought unity over division,
healing over strife. It was his guiding conviction that though
differing opinions and theological interpretations have always existed
within the Church, the unifying love of one another through
Christ, if vigorously pursued, could overcome any external
obstacles to peace and cooperation among the faithful.
In the UK, the AEC is led by The Most Revd. Professor John Kersey and there is close associate with the Order of Corporate Reunion.
Links
Apostolic Episcopal Church World official website