We love God.
We love the Church of England.
Our Hope
We long to see Church of England churches thrive and grow, proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ in truth and love, standing together on strong biblical foundations.
Our foundation is God’s Word
It is the ‘apostolic inheritance’ which the majority of Christians around the world hold to. We describe the sheer breadth, beauty and significance of this inheritance in our Basis of Faith.
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to serve evangelicals in the Church of England: seeing their churches flourish and grow; proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ in truth and love; and standing together on strong biblical foundations – our apostolic inheritance of orthodox evangelical theology and ethics.
Our Work
We’re working together with evangelical leaders, churches, organisations and networks to reach the unreached for Jesus – the re-evangelisation of England.
We do this by prayerfully and boldly:
- Fostering local Evangelical Fellowships in each Diocese (DEFs)
- Resourcing church leaders for their local church context
- Encouraging planting and establishing churches
- Ensuring national training pipelines
- Advocating for biblical teaching and holiness at all levels of church leadership
This work is enabled through the kindness and generosity of donors and volunteers on the Council and Working Group alongside our Trustees and Staff Team. We also work closely in fellowship with other anglican organisations around the world, including the Alliance, the Evangelical Alliance, EFAC – the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion and the GSFA – Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches, among others.
Our Council
First set up in 1960 by evangelical theologian and church leader John Stott, to provide a collective evangelical voice in the Church of England, the Council consists of representatives from the Church of England’s College of Bishops and General Synod, from theological colleges, mission societies, networks and local associations, all of whom have signed agreement with our shared Basis of Faith.
The Council meets residentially once a year, with our Working Group meeting regularly throughout the year, hosting key interim meetings and serving Diocesan evangelical groups across England.
