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The Southern Episcopal Church (SEC) is an
Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
Christian denomination A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity that comprises all church congregations of the same kind, identifiable by traits such as a name, particular history, organization, leadership, theological doctrine, worsh ...
established in
Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
in 1953, and formally organised in 1962, in reaction to
liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...
political and theological trends within the Episcopal Church USA. It is connected to the Continuing Anglican movement, although it was formed more than a decade before the movement began. The SEC does not consider itself a new denomination, but rather as providing a church home for Episcopalians who wished to maintain their Anglican faith and tradition. It uses the 1928 ''Book of Common Prayer'' for its liturgy. The leader of the initial group was Burnice Hoyle Webster, a medical doctor who became presiding bishop. The current presiding bishop is William Martin Sloane. The SEC has one
seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, ...
, the Holy Trinity College and Seminary, which offers classes by distance studies.


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Southern Episcopal Church website
Christian organizations established in 1962 Anglican denominations in North America Protestantism in Tennessee Continuing Anglican denominations 1962 establishments in Tennessee Organizations based in Nashville, Tennessee Conservatism in the United States Anglican denominations established in the 20th century {{anglican-stub