Doctrinal Orientation
The Independent Anglican Church (Canada Synod) considers itself to be conservative, having retained the use of the historic Book of Common Prayer, the Book of Common Praise 1938, and Anglican Chant for the Psalms and Canticles. This conservatism is also apparent in its requirement that all clergy subscribe to the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion and lead lives compatible with Scripture. The church is committed to the male priesthood and episcopate.
The Independent Anglican Church (Canada Synod) has published two service books for use by its congregations. The Book of Common Prayer, 1991 Canada, and The Psalter, Psalms and Canticles Pointed and Set to Anglican Chants, were both published in 1991. A companion Holy Week and Other Services book was published by the church in the Fall of 2000. An Anglican Book of Occasional Services is a work in progress and was expected to be published early in 2012.
The discipline and public worship of the church ranges from Anglo-Catholic to (Low) Evangelical. Most congregations are described as being in between the two.
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