Charismatic comes from a Greek word that means gifts.  We believe all the gifts of the Holy Spirit mentioned in scripture can be received and used today.  Some Christians believe some of the gifts ceased after the early church was established.

1. Episcopal is another Greek word that means overseer or shepherd. We call these men bishops.  They are called to guard the faith and exercise authority in the church.  A bishop has priest (pastors) and deacons who are responsible for doing ministry in local congregations.  

We are not part of the Episopal Church (USA) or the Anglican Communion, or any other Anglican or Episcopal churches.  Nor are we a split off any of them.  All these churches are Episcopal because they have bishops, as do Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Coptic churches.  Episcopal is a form of church government.

Sacraments are a combination of actions, words, and physical elements (water, bread, wine, oil) that we believe are a means of grace — God uses them to impart grace through them.  The seven recognized sacraments are Baptism, Eucharist (communion), Confirmation, Confession/Reconciliation, Anointing the sick, Holy Matrimony, and Holy Orders.  The sacraments are a living reminder of the Incarnation, that Jesus chose to come into world, took on flesh, lived and died as one of us to reconcile us God through his death and resurrection.  As we share in the sacraments, we are knit and grow into the Body of Christ, and as such, the church becomes a kind of sacrament to the world, representing and extending the grace of God to those who will receive it.

Liturgical comes from another Greek word that means work of the people.  Our primary purpose is to worship God.  That liturgy gives shape and content to our worship.  We sing, pray, confess the creeds, hear the scripture read and proclaimed, and share the Eucharist.   The liturgy has two main parts: the liturgy of the Word and the liturgy of the Table (Altar).  We hear and respond to God’s Word, and share the Eucharist in every worship service

Evangelical means good news, or messenger of the good news.  Any Christian who shares the good news of salvation through Jesus is in some sense an evangelist or evangelical.  However, the term evangelical has come to be used to describe Christian churches or organizations that stress the importance of the authority of scripture, particularly the moral and ethical standards found in them, and to apply them faithfully.  Evangelical encourage the reading, studying, preaching, and teaching of scripture.  Evangelicals believe that the good news is a call to a personal relationship with God, to grow in the knowledge and love of God and others, to live out the meaning of the good news in their life.  The Charismatic Episcopal Church is evangelical.