Changes

Jump to: navigation, search

George Alexander McGuire

106 bytes added, 03:43, January 30, 2010
m
links
[[Image:George Alexander McGuire (Randall Burkett).jpg|right|frame|George Alexander McGuire (1866-1934).]]
'''George Alexander McGuire''' (1866-1934) was a bishop and founder of the non-canonical African Orthodox Church,<ref group="note">The African Orthodox Church (AOC) is a non-canonical, primarily African-American denomination, in the [[w:High church|High church]] Anglican tradition. The AOC holds to the historic three-fold ministry of bishops, priests, and deacons, and lays strong emphasis on [[apostolic succession]]. The church celebrates the seven sacraments of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. Its worship is liturgical, blending elements of Eastern and Western rites. The [[Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed|Nicene]], Apostles', and Athanasian creeds are affirmed. (Mead, Frank S. ''Handbook of Denominations in the United States.'' 10th edition. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995. pp.128-129.)</ref> which had been envisaged as a home for Blacks of the Protestant Episcopal persuasion who wanted ecclesiastical independence, based on Apostolic tradition. In addition he was Chaplain-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA).
==Early Life==
* [[w:George Alexander McGuire|George Alexander McGuire]].
* [[w:African Orthodox Church|African Orthodox Church]].
* [[w:High church|High church]]
* [[w:Anglo-Catholicism|Anglo-Catholicism]]
'''Other'''
* [http://www.scribd.com/doc/15192175/Constitution-of-the-African-Orthodox-Church The African Orthodox Church: Its Declaration of Faith: Constitutions and Canons]. 14 pp.
8,921
edits

Navigation menu