The Episcopal Church (TEC) is one of the national churches which make up the world-wide Anglican Communion, a family of churches associated with spiritual leadership of the Archbishop of Canterbury and a branch of Christ’s one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
The Anglican Communion is made up of seventy-six million Christians in 164 countries and is the world’s second largest body of Christians. If you are curious about the origins of the Episcopal Church and how it got to America, read on!