We bid you a hearty welcome to the
Official Website of the
Traditional Church of England.

The Mission of the TCE:

The TCE exists to afford Ministry and Witness which continue the best Anglican traditions and values as they formerly existed in the Church of England until their systematic destruction from the 1960’s onwards, the eventual corruption of its Priesthood, and pursuit of its ‘social’ agenda, rather than its historic spiritual mission. To this end, we support the Declaration of S Louis.

As members of the TCE, we aspire to lead the Sacramental Christian life, following the yearly pilgrimage through the Church's Calendar, whilst worshipping Almighty God in the beauty of true holiness. We do this as taught by Holy Scripture, the three Ancient Creeds, the Church Fathers, and the lives of the Saints, whilst maintaining the ministry of male-only Bishops, Priests and Deacons (in accordance with Biblical Teaching and tradition) and the historic structures and language of Worship and Scripture. We support unswervingly the essential centrality of Christian family life and its values (so badly eroded nowadays, and largely the cause of our sick society).

  • We believe that the Church should, first and foremost, be a Spiritual ‘Power-House’ which shows the way to God, and not just operate as another social-service.
  • We look to build upon the rock of faith, and not on the shifting sands of every trendy initiative in a church beset by 'political correctness' and some secular notion of 'equal-opportunities'.
  • We believe that the task of the Church is to convert society to God’s ways, and not just follow its every corrupt whim.
  • We look for spiritual development in seemly worship, without feeling the need to engage in ‘feel-good’ activities and promoting ‘fair-trade’ products.  To this end, we use only the Authorised Version of the Bible (‘AV’ or ‘King James’) , the Book of Common Prayer (1549, 1662 or 1928) and the English Missal. Our Priests face East at our Altars, leading us in our joint sacrifice to God, and not facing the people in the act of sharing a meal.
  • We are a happy, but definitely not a ‘clappy’ Church.
  • We aim to live the Peace, without the need to go through the banal motions of ‘passing’ it.
  • We are a ‘broad’ Church, embracing all forms of traditional churchmanship, and extend a warm and hearty welcome to all who wish to ‘lead the new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways’, although (inevitably) we will fall short of these ideals.
  • We aim to give comfort and support to isolated traditionalists who lack the support of a local congregation, and to take the Sacrament to them.
  • We look to our spiritual Fathers for the Sacraments and teaching, not to ‘earth mothers’ for touchy-feely 'New Age' experiences.
  • We are favourably disposed to explore the establishment of Inter-communion with other legitimate Churches which share our aims and tenets.

Contacts:
(Please click on the appropriate link/s below)
Clergy willing to assist on a non-stipendiary basis.
Congregations seeking leadership.
Isolated Traditional Christians seeking support and the Sacraments
Those wishing to explore Vocations
Details of TCE Publications
Leaders of other Churches seeking to investigate Inter-Communion.
Clergy in other Churches who view their future with concern.
Congregations and Missions in England
Congregation in Scotland
Congregation in Italy
Australia
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