Being
Anglican
A Power Point
presentation
composed by the
Anglican Schools
Office for use by
the schools within
the Anglican
schools network,
and any other
educational body
which may find the
material helpful.
Christianity is a world-wide religion that began in
the area of Galilee, in Israel,
about 2000 years ago.
Christians try to live in a way that copies the lifestyle of Jesus of Nazareth. They worship God in
different ways in many different churches (denominations).
The first people Jesus taught were Jews. But after his death
and resurrection his followers told other races who lived
round the Mediterranean area all about his teachings, and
Christian churches began to appear in many different
countries. Each church group was slightly different.
The Christians in Europe were led by the Archbishop in Rome: the Pope.
The Christians in the East were led by the Archbishop in Constantinople: the Patriarch.
Christian ideas were
taken to the Celts and
Saxons in Britain by the
Romans.
Christians in Britain had close
links with the church leaders in
Rome for hundreds of years.
The world wide Anglican Church has grown out of the Church of England, which broke away
from the Pope’s authority during the Reformation in the 16th Century.
King Henry VIII cut England’s ties with the
Pope because the Pope would not allow
him to divorce his first wife, but he was
not a theological reformer.
It was his Archbishop of Canterbury;
Archbishop Cranmer, who reformed the
Church of England through writing the
Book of Common Prayer.
It was Queen Elizabeth I who ensured that
the changes would be permanent, and by
the end of her reign the Church of
England (later called the Anglican church)
was the national and “established” faith.
“Established” church means that in the United Kingdom the Anglican Church
is supported by the government, and the monarch is the
Head of the Church. Religious Education is taught in all State schools.
The Anglican Church is not Established in any other country.
Wherever the English settled in the world they took
the Anglican way of worship with them.
The Victorians had some very
romantic ideas about spreading
the English version of
Christianity to the world…..
.......as the British Empire spread
Education ? Conversion ? Subjugation ?
Christianity came to
New Zealand in the 19th
century.
The first mission
stations were all in the
Bay of Islands.
The first missionaries
were Englishmen from
the Anglican Church.
Anglican missionaries came to the Pacific Islands at the same
time as they sailed to New Zealand and Australia.
The Rev Samuel Marsden, an Anglican priest; the driving force
behind the first Christian mission in New Zealand.
The Rev Samuel Marsden’s first
church service in the Bay of Islands
depicted on stamps.
The mission settlement at Keri Keri was established by Marsden in 1819.
The Rev Henry
Williams arrived
with his family in
1823 and
settled in
Paihia. He
became the
leader of the
English
(Anglican)
missionaries.
The first Maori
to be baptised a
Christian was a
chief in
Waitangi
called Christian
Rangi.
He was
baptised by the
Anglican
missionaries on
11th September,
1825.
Anglican missionaries were closely
involved with the writing of the Treaty
of Waitangi.
The home of the British Resident, James Busby,
where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 6th
February 1840.
The Church of The Holy Redeemer, Levuka.
The oldest Anglican Church in Fiji.
The first primary schools in New Zealand were run
by Anglican missionaries for Maori children.
Christ’s College, 1850
Wanganui Collegiate School, 1854
Three of the oldest
Anglican Secondary
Schools in the country.
Te Aute College, 1854
The Anglican Church in Aotearoa,
New Zealand and Polynesia
operates in 3 cultural strands.
The badge of the Anglican
Church in Aotearoa, New
Zealand and Polynesia.
There are
thousands of
people
working
within the
Anglican
church, in
many
different
ministries.
The clergy are
the
Bishops,
Priests,
and
Deacons, who
have been
ordained for
ministry…
The laity are the
community, or
congregation of
Anglicans that
worship together
in an Anglican church.
Sometimes the laity
share the leadership
of the worship with the
priest.
A Synod is the
decision-making
body of the church,
which meets
annually. Every 2
years the 3 Tikanga
meet at the General
Synod/ te Hinota
Whanui. All synods
are made up of the
Bishops, clergy, and
laity.
The 3 co-presiding
Bishops in our
Anglican Church
of Aotearoa, New
Zealand and
Polynesia are called
Archbishops.
The Anglican Church employs hundreds of people to
carry out administrative and pastoral work throughout the
3 Tikanga…….
The
Archbishop
of
Canterbury
is the most
senior
Bishop in
the
worldwide
Anglican
Church.
The current one is the
104th
Like all other Christians, people join the
Anglican church by being baptised.
The main Sunday service in Anglican churches is
a Eucharist – the family meal of the church,
where the life, death and resurrection of Christ is
remembered.
Anglicans mark different seasons and festivals
through the year by the Bible Readings that are set
down to be read in the Lectionary,
changing the decorations in the church,
the vestments worn by the clergy,
the colours of altar hangings and pulpit falls,
the flowers used and the music sung.
Anglicans hold their
faith and read the
Bible from a
standpoint of
respecting
•Scripture
•Tradition
•Reason
Anglicans are united
by their use of
The Prayer Book
when they worship.
A New Zealand Prayer Book
He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa
Anglicans use a set of questions and
answers, called the Catechism, to explain the
teachings (doctrine) of the church.
For example:
Question: Where do we learn about God?
Answer: Christians learn about God in the
Bible, in the teaching of the Church
summed up in the Apostles’ and
Nicene Creeds, and through
sharing in the living community of
faith.
The Compass Rose is the symbol of
the world-wide Anglican
communion.
There are 44 member churches
throughout the world.
They are united by 4
“instruments of unity”
•The Archbishop of Canterbury
•The Lambeth Conference
•The Primates Meeting
•The Anglican Consultative Council
The Anglican Church is one branch (denomination) of the
Christian faith.
Like all Christians, Anglicans try to live in a
loving community so that God’s purpose for the
whole creation will be fulfilled.