Our History

The Christian Episcopal Church (XnEC) of North America is a Anglican Jurisdiction consisting of parishes in the United States (Diocese of Seattle), Canada (Diocese of Richmond), and the Cayman Islands.    Its Bishops are in the Apostolic Succession through the Right Rev. A. Donald Davies (Emeritus), founder.  Davies was formerly the American Bishop of Europe for the Episcopal Church USA, and the retired Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas. 

The XnEC (Xn = Christian, E = Episcopal, C= Church) celebrates Jesus Christ in the traditional Anglican manner.  We use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer and the 1940 Hymnal.  Supplemental worship books include the Anglican Missal, and the American Missal. 

We recognize the two greater and five lesser sacraments.

Following the centuries-old traditions of the Anglican Church, the XnEC upholds a male-only clergy, and requires that its clergy and laypeople affirm sexual lifestyles that are consistent with the traditional interpretation of Holy Scripture.  The XnEC upholds the ancient practice of setting apart deaconesses for ministry.