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The most familiar icons are half-figures of Jesus, Mary holding the Christ Child, angels, saints, apostles, and prophets. Other types include faces, full-length figures, traditional group scenes representing special days in the church calendar, and illustrations of Bible stories and legends of the saints.

Today the noticeable differences are these: In The Episcopal Church bishops and priests can be married; there is no centralized authority figure like the pope; lay people play a greater role in decision making; sacramental confession is optional not required; married couples are permitted to use responsible means of ...

As Episcopalians, we believe in and follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection saved the world. We believe that God loves you – no exceptions.

In place of the figure of a person, churches of some considerable age may show a variety of symbols, (Bible, cross and crown, wheat and grapes, chalice and host, the haloed dove of the Holy Spirit or Noah's ark's dove of peace, hand of God, alpha and omega, lamb of victory, IHS and cross).

A person is a member of the Episcopal Church if they have been baptized, whether in an Episcopal church or another Christian church, and the baptism has been recorded in the records of a particular Episcopal parish.

The most familiar icons are half-figures of Jesus, Mary holding the Christ Child, angels, saints, apostles, and prophets. Other types include faces, full-length figures, traditional group scenes representing special days in the church calendar, and illustrations of Bible stories and legends of the saints.

A person is a member of the Episcopal Church if they have been baptized, whether in an Episcopal church or another Christian church, and the baptism has been recorded in the records of a particular Episcopal parish. A person may also become a member of the Episcopal Church if they are Confirmed or Received by a bishop.

Today the noticeable differences are these: In The Episcopal Church bishops and priests can be married; there is no centralized authority figure like the pope; lay people play a greater role in decision making; sacramental confession is optional not required; married couples are permitted to use responsible means of ...

Adults baptized with the laying on of hands by a bishop are considered to be confirmed.

As Episcopalians, we believe in and follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection saved the world. We believe that God loves you – no exceptions.

The liturgical space, the area of the church used for acts of public worship, is divided into the narthex or tower, the nave, the sanctuary, the choir, and the sacristy. The part of the church beyond the altar rail is called the sanctuary, from the Latin word sanctus, meaning “holy.”

In place of the figure of a person, churches of some considerable age may show a variety of symbols, (Bible, cross and crown, wheat and grapes, chalice and host, the haloed dove of the Holy Spirit or Noah's ark's dove of peace, hand of God, alpha and omega, lamb of victory, IHS and cross).

A person is a member of the Episcopal Church if they have been baptized, whether in an Episcopal church or another Christian church, and the baptism has been recorded in the records of a particular Episcopal parish.

A person is a member of the Episcopal Church if they have been baptized, whether in an Episcopal church or another Christian church, and the baptism has been recorded in the records of a particular Episcopal parish. A person may also become a member of the Episcopal Church if they are Confirmed or Received by a bishop.

Adults baptized with the laying on of hands by a bishop are considered to be confirmed.

The liturgical space, the area of the church used for acts of public worship, is divided into the narthex or tower, the nave, the sanctuary, the choir, and the sacristy. The part of the church beyond the altar rail is called the sanctuary, from the Latin word sanctus, meaning “holy.”

A person is a member of the Episcopal Church if they have been baptized, whether in an Episcopal church or another Christian church, and the baptism has been recorded in the records of a particular Episcopal parish. A person may also become a member of the Episcopal Church if they are Confirmed or Received by a bishop.

Adults baptized with the laying on of hands by a bishop are considered to be confirmed.

The liturgical space, the area of the church used for acts of public worship, is divided into the narthex or tower, the nave, the sanctuary, the choir, and the sacristy. The part of the church beyond the altar rail is called the sanctuary, from the Latin word sanctus, meaning “holy.”