About Us
About the Episcopal Church
The Protestant Episcopal church in the United States is a part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. In the late 1980s the church had about 2,500,000 members in some 7,000 parishes and missions, with about 14,000 clergy. Divided into 4 provinces that include all the states and territories of the United States, it has 106 dioceses and missionary districts. [Read more...]
The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA)
Many names and titles can currently be heard in reference to life in the Episcopal Church and The Anglican Communion. The facts below, provided by The Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs, will help clarify information.
The facts about The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA):
The Episcopal Church is over 7400 congregations in 109 dioceses plus three regional areas in 16 countries with 2.2 million members.
It is important to note that membership in ACNA includes churches and denominations which have disassociated from The Episcopal Church both recently and over the last 130 years, as well as congregations which have never been part of The Episcopal Church. A definitive number is difficult to ascertain. [Read more...]
Mission House
Built on 13 acres in the early 1840’s, the Greek Revival mansion now known as “Mission House” was established on the foundation of an earlier home on the site, built in 1815. John Brand built the house as a wedding present for his oldest son, William Moses Brand, upon William’s marriage to Harriet Williman Holley. Frederick Law Olmstead, the famous architect of Central Park and the Biltmore estate, designed the landscaping. [Read more...]
Directions to Mission House
Directions from I-64/75:
Lexington Exit 113 (Route 27). Take Broadway (Route 27) into Lexington until Fourth Street, which is before you get to downtown. Go left on Fourth, three blocks to Martin Luther King. Mission House (Episcopal Diocese) is on that corner. Entrance to the parking lot is on your left on Fourth, past the intersection.
