Constitution and Statement of Faith
EFAC’s Aims and Statement of Faith are given below, and its full constitution can be read here.
(EFAC’s UK charity constitution can be found here.)

Aims

The aims of the Fellowship, as stated below, rest on the conviction that a strong gospel witness to the great biblical and Reformation principles (as set out in the Statement of Faith and Declarations)
is essential for the life and health of the Anglican Communion, within the wider context of seeking first God’s kingdom and the building up of his people. These aims are:

  1. to promote the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ through upholding the supreme authority of Scripture in matters of both faith and conduct throughout the Anglican Communion at every level of
    its life and witness;
  2. to stand with evangelical Anglicans in a commitment to biblical obedience, particularly in the areas of Christian discipleship, servant leadership, faithful conduct, church renewal, and mission in
    the world;
  3. to establish fellowship and unity in the Apostolic faith among evangelical Anglicans and to build strong relationships both locally and globally;
  4. to be a resource for developing and encouraging biblically faithful witness and leadership in allspheres of life, especially by (1) taking counsel together on important issues, and (2) articulating
    gospel distinctives in the areas of faith, order, life and mission by publications and other media.

Statement of Faith

As members of the Anglican Communion within the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church, we affirm the faith, which is uniquely revealed in the holy Scriptures, set forth in the catholic creeds, and of which The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion are a general exposition. Standing in the Reformed tradition, we lay special emphasis on the grace of God – his unmerited mercy – as expressed in the doctrines which follow:

  1. God as the Source of Grace
    In continuity with the teaching of Holy Scripture and the Christian creeds, we worship one God in three Persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God has created all things, and us in his own image; all life, truth, holiness, and beauty come from him. His Son Jesus Christ, full God and fully man, was conceived through the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died, rose and ascended to reign in glory.
  2. The Bible as the Revelation of Grace
    We receive the canonical books of the Old and New Testament as the wholly reliable revelation and record of God’s grace, given by the Holy Spirit as the true word of God written. The Bible has been given to lead us to salvation, to be the ultimate rule for Christian faith and conduct, and the supreme authority by which the Church must ever reform itself and judge its traditions.
  3. The Atonement as the Work of Grace
    We believe that Jesus Christ came to save lost sinners. Though sinless, he bore our sins, and their judgment, on the cross, thus accomplishing our salvation. By raising Christ bodily from the dead, God vindicated him as Lord and Saviour and proclaimed his victory. Salvation is in Christ alone.
  4. The Church as the Community of Grace
    We hold that the Church is God’s covenant community, whose members, drawn from every nation, having been justified by grace through faith, inherit the promises made to Abraham and fulfilled in Christ. As a fellowship of the Spirit manifesting his fruit and exercising his gifts, it is called to worship God grow in grace, and bear witness to him and his Kingdom. God’s Church is one body and must ever strive to discover and experience that unity in truth and love which it has in Christ, especially through its confession of the apostolic faith and in its observance of the dominical Sacraments.
  5. The Sacraments as the Signs and Seals of Grace
    We maintain that the Sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion proclaim the gospel as effective and visible signs of our justification and sanctification, and as true means of God’s grace to those who repent and believe. Baptism is the sign of forgiveness of sin, the gift of the Spirit, new birth to righteousness and entry into the fellowship of the People of God. Holy Communion is the sign of the living, nourishing presence of Christ through his Spirit to his people; the memorial of his one, perfect completed and all- sufficient sacrifice for sin, from whose achievement all may benefit but in whose atoning self-offering none can share; and an occasion to offer through him our sacrifice of thanksgiving and praise.
  6. Ministry as the Stewardship of Grace
    We share, as the people of God, in a royal priesthood common to the whole Church, and in the community of the Suffering Servant. Our mission is the proclamation of the gospel by the preaching of the word, as well as by caring for the needy, challenging evil and promoting justice and a more responsible use of the world’s resources. It is the particular vocation of bishops and presbyters, together with deacons, to build up the body of Christ in truth and love, as pastors, teachers, and servants of the servants of God.
  7. Christ’s Return as the Triumph of Grace
    We look forward expectantly to the final manifestation of Christ’s grace and glory when he comes again to raise the dead, judge the world, vindicate his chosen and bring his Kingdom to its eternal fulfilment in the new heaven and the new earth.