Is St. Christophers Protestant or Catholic?
Both. We trace our history back through the Protestant Reformation to the earliest church. As protestants, we believe that it is through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ that we come to know God. We are catholic in the sense that we focus our faith on those things that have always been believed as the essentials of Christian faith and practice. And, of all the protestant churches, we retained the most elements of the ceremony and worship of the Roman Catholic Church. Our worship is centered on the Eucharist (Communion) every Sunday, we use wine (not grape juice), and our clergy wear vestments/robes. Unlike Roman Catholics, our clergy (bishops, priests, and deacons) are allowed to marry, we ordain both women and men, communion in Episcopal churches is open to all Christians, we rely most upon scripture in determining matters of faith, and our church is governed democratically.
