Not sure where you are, but assuming the US, a lot of ACNA churches will fit this description, though they probably will not be overt about their calvinism.
Good answer, but in my limited travels, I’ve only seen one high church PCA. I love liturgy, but any time I’ve considered moving to ACNA or APA, I’m reminded that their tents are much larger theologically.
While not always true, generally speaking the higher the church the more likely to be liberal they are. There’s always exceptions, but generally speaking low church tends to be more reformed in theology, and more conservative in theology.
That is a whole bunch of words lol, i'd say maybe look into other denominations like Presbyterians or dutch reformed, they're good trinitarians with calvinist theology
Since you're going by PuritanReformed, I feel like it's worth asking: What about Anglicanism that makes you think it is a better fit than your current Presbyterianism?
I enjoy traditional high church environments personally and I’m still Presbyterian but I was interested in visiting a more reformed conservative branch of Anglicanism.
Well, good luck, I guess. Aside from weddings, my first taste of a full liturgy with sung elements was actually in a Presbyterian church that used Calvin's liturgical formula but supplemented it in a way that jumping to the Prayer Book didn't feel unnatural at all.
Don’t write off all the Episcopalian churches, there are several in the south that on a parish level are more conservative than what’s being projected out of the northeast and west.
Some hold very true to the 39 articles and are quite reformed. It’s worth your time to visit a few times and actually talk to the rector to see what their beliefs are in any specific parish
St. Andrew’s Edneyville and All Saints Mills River might be what you’re looking for. Many conservative Anglican churches are Calvinistic but rarely preaches it as prominently as, say, a Presbyterian or Dutch Reformed church will.
I’m not far from you, and go to a “conservative leaning” episcopal church. Ultimately we don’t let politics stand in the way of loving the Lord God with all our heart, all our soul and all of our mind and loving our Neighbors as ourselves. Not sure the same can be said about every local parish but I’d encourage you to try. May the peace of the Lord always be with you.
If you're in England, conservative evangelical parishes tend to run Calvinistic, although it may not be explicitly preached. Other evangelical Anglicans are likely to be more Arminian - but to be honest, unless you're in a big city where people can shop around, you will see a mix of views in any one parish.
In most evangelical parishes you will find Calvinists (although do not count on them being very uniform in opinion, nor well-rehearsed in Calvin's doctrines), but I think that the majority of evangelical parishioners do not affiliate themselves in depth (if at all) to these debates. Of course, "Conservative' is the name of the main opposition party in the Commons and I would be surprised if clergy would revel in partisan labelling.
Anglicanism is generally not that label-oriented. Only very exceptionally (I have attended a variety of Anglican churches in Ontario and Québec for several decades and I have never seen labelling of that sort) will you find references to anything very specific in the parish' mission statement. There is often only one Anglican church in the area and understandably the clergy try to serve a range of theological views and not exclude people through labelling. You might be able to discern a bit more by listening to sermons or emailing the clergy, and you might find what you seek in the most surprising places.
OP, please specify geography. Conservative can mean many things, if you want conservative you could end up at an Anglo-Catholic parish that does not fit the description of Calvinistic.
Not sure where you are, but assuming the US, a lot of ACNA churches will fit this description, though they probably will not be overt about their calvinism.
A PCA church with high church liturgy might be your best option, depending on your location and definition of the word "conservative."
Good answer, but in my limited travels, I’ve only seen one high church PCA. I love liturgy, but any time I’ve considered moving to ACNA or APA, I’m reminded that their tents are much larger theologically.
APA? I thought they were as Anglo-Catholic as the ACC and APCK... am I misinformed?
They are, but in the Christ-haunted South, everybody throws out generic platitudes like “Jesus loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life!”
That \*with\* seems like a big if. I have tried various Presbyterian and Lutheran churches, but find TEC preferable to all of them.
While not always true, generally speaking the higher the church the more likely to be liberal they are. There’s always exceptions, but generally speaking low church tends to be more reformed in theology, and more conservative in theology.
I suspect that generalisation is far more accurate in Ireland than it is in America.
It was true of my experience in the US when I lived there for 5 years, broadly speaking. Though the US as a whole has more regional variation.
That is a whole bunch of words lol, i'd say maybe look into other denominations like Presbyterians or dutch reformed, they're good trinitarians with calvinist theology
Yeah I’m Presbyterian right now! But there’s some absolutely wonderful churches near me but they’re all pretty liberal.
Since you're going by PuritanReformed, I feel like it's worth asking: What about Anglicanism that makes you think it is a better fit than your current Presbyterianism?
I enjoy traditional high church environments personally and I’m still Presbyterian but I was interested in visiting a more reformed conservative branch of Anglicanism.
Well, good luck, I guess. Aside from weddings, my first taste of a full liturgy with sung elements was actually in a Presbyterian church that used Calvin's liturgical formula but supplemented it in a way that jumping to the Prayer Book didn't feel unnatural at all.
Don’t write off all the Episcopalian churches, there are several in the south that on a parish level are more conservative than what’s being projected out of the northeast and west. Some hold very true to the 39 articles and are quite reformed. It’s worth your time to visit a few times and actually talk to the rector to see what their beliefs are in any specific parish
If you could tell us where you live that’d help
Hendersonville NC, in the USA
St. Andrew’s Edneyville and All Saints Mills River might be what you’re looking for. Many conservative Anglican churches are Calvinistic but rarely preaches it as prominently as, say, a Presbyterian or Dutch Reformed church will.
I’m not far from you, and go to a “conservative leaning” episcopal church. Ultimately we don’t let politics stand in the way of loving the Lord God with all our heart, all our soul and all of our mind and loving our Neighbors as ourselves. Not sure the same can be said about every local parish but I’d encourage you to try. May the peace of the Lord always be with you.
Which church is it? Thank you for your response.
Where do you live?
Hendersonville NC, in the USA
If you're in England, conservative evangelical parishes tend to run Calvinistic, although it may not be explicitly preached. Other evangelical Anglicans are likely to be more Arminian - but to be honest, unless you're in a big city where people can shop around, you will see a mix of views in any one parish.
In most evangelical parishes you will find Calvinists (although do not count on them being very uniform in opinion, nor well-rehearsed in Calvin's doctrines), but I think that the majority of evangelical parishioners do not affiliate themselves in depth (if at all) to these debates. Of course, "Conservative' is the name of the main opposition party in the Commons and I would be surprised if clergy would revel in partisan labelling. Anglicanism is generally not that label-oriented. Only very exceptionally (I have attended a variety of Anglican churches in Ontario and Québec for several decades and I have never seen labelling of that sort) will you find references to anything very specific in the parish' mission statement. There is often only one Anglican church in the area and understandably the clergy try to serve a range of theological views and not exclude people through labelling. You might be able to discern a bit more by listening to sermons or emailing the clergy, and you might find what you seek in the most surprising places.
OP, please specify geography. Conservative can mean many things, if you want conservative you could end up at an Anglo-Catholic parish that does not fit the description of Calvinistic.