Rev. Dr John Fenwick lectured in Christian Worship and Church History at Trinity College, Bristol. From 1988-92 he was Assistant Secretary for Ecumenical Affairs to the Archbishop of Canterbury.

'John Fenwick's account is sure to remain definitive for years to come. He offers a brutally honest...survey of the denomination from its earliest years through to its recent crises.

• The First strand - Deep Roots and Evangelism; The Second Strand - Preserving the Church of England 1844-1863; A Developing Identity 1863-1873; The Third Strand - The Emergence of the Reformed Episcopal Church 1873; Transatlantic Union and the Episcopate 1873-1877; Division, Subdivision and Confusion 1877-ca 1893; The Road to Unity ca 1892-1927; The United Church 1927-2002; Constitution and Organization; The Faith of the Church; Worship; Ministry and Orders;The Final Chapter. Appendices: Congregations since 1844; The Episcopal Succesion; Bishop Primus; Diocesan Bishops; Distribution of Present Congregations.

Rev. Dr John Fenwick lectured in Christian Worship and Church History at Trinity College, Bristol. From 1988-92 he was Assistant Secretary for Ecumenical Affairs to the Archbishop of Canterbury.

'John Fenwick's account is sure to remain definitive for years to come. He offers a brutally honest...survey of the denomination from its earliest years through to its recent crises.

• The First strand - Deep Roots and Evangelism; The Second Strand - Preserving the Church of England 1844-1863; A Developing Identity 1863-1873; The Third Strand - The Emergence of the Reformed Episcopal Church 1873; Transatlantic Union and the Episcopate 1873-1877; Division, Subdivision and Confusion 1877-ca 1893; The Road to Unity ca 1892-1927; The United Church 1927-2002; Constitution and Organization; The Faith of the Church; Worship; Ministry and Orders;The Final Chapter. Appendices: Congregations since 1844; The Episcopal Succesion; Bishop Primus; Diocesan Bishops; Distribution of Present Congregations.

Rev. Dr John Fenwick lectured in Christian Worship and Church History at Trinity College, Bristol. From 1988-92 he was Assistant Secretary for Ecumenical Affairs to the Archbishop of Canterbury.

'John Fenwick's account is sure to remain definitive for years to come. He offers a brutally honest...survey of the denomination from its earliest years through to its recent crises.

• The First strand - Deep Roots and Evangelism; The Second Strand - Preserving the Church of England 1844-1863; A Developing Identity 1863-1873; The Third Strand - The Emergence of the Reformed Episcopal Church 1873; Transatlantic Union and the Episcopate 1873-1877; Division, Subdivision and Confusion 1877-ca 1893; The Road to Unity ca 1892-1927; The United Church 1927-2002; Constitution and Organization; The Faith of the Church; Worship; Ministry and Orders;The Final Chapter. Appendices: Congregations since 1844; The Episcopal Succesion; Bishop Primus; Diocesan Bishops; Distribution of Present Congregations.