Welcome to St. Chad

Saint Chad is a Missionary Archdiocese with its home base in Jacksonville, Florida, but with a reach that touches the world.

Led and empowered by the Spirit of Christ, we believe that God calls us to flesh out the Good News of Jesus Christ in our personal and corporate lives.

To accomplish this we commit ourselves to:

• Know Christ as our life and source

• To make Him known to the "ends of the earth

• To enable followers of Christ to respond to His call

Our four basic statements are:

1. The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, as "containing all the things necessary for salvation" and as being the rule and ultimate standard of faith.

2. The Apostle's Creed, as the Baptismal Symbol; and the Nicene Creed, as the sufficient statement of faith.

3. The two Sacraments ordained by the Christ Himself - Baptism and the Supper of the Lord - ministered with unfailing use of Christ's words of institution, and the elements ordained by Him.

4. The Historic Episcopate, locally adapted in the methods of its administration to the varying needs of the nations and peoples called of God in the Unity of His Church.

Part of Our Mission

1. Know Christ as our life and source by

• Cultivating Christian maturity and spirituality

• Teaching the spiritual disciplines

• Renewing the presence of Christ in local congregations

• Assisting congregations and individuals to discover their spiritual gifts

2. To make Him known to the "ends of the earth" by

• Teaching and doing Evangelism

• Establishing new congregations

• Engaging in short and long term outreach ministries

• Emphasizing ministry to families

• Prioritizing communications of ministry both within the Province and without

3. To enable followers of Christ to respond to His call by

• Establishing a Theological Training Program and Seminary

• Providing Internship Programs

• Encouraging the release of new ministries

• Cultivating Christian Education

• Encouraging congregations and individuals to partnership in mission with Ministries overseas

4. To serve as a catalyst to break down denominational walls without compromising clear orthodox beliefs

5. To give meaningful direction to stewardship through partnership with various ministries.

What's  New

• April 4, 2008 Consecration Ceremony
• Saint Chad Photo Album
• St. Chad News

Key Dates

• Ordinary Time/Season After Pentecost (May 12 – November 29, 2008)
• The Season of Advent (November 30 – December 24, 2008)
• more ...

The History of Saint Chad

The Diocese of St. Chad was officially started on Jan. 5th, 2007, when Dr. Charles Travis (left) was consecrated Bishop of the newly formed St. Chad. In little more than a year God has truly blessed our diocese, with a number of new bishops, priests, canons and deacons being made, ordained and/or consecrated, to say nothing of the lay people that have joined St. Chad churches.  In fact, on April 4th, 2007, at the first annual convocation of the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches, two new bishops (Bishop David Scott and Bishop Samuel Imong) were consecrated to the Diocese of St. Chad; in addition, two canons (Canon Gloria Kennedy and Canon Shirley Woods) were ordained, one priest (Father Roger LeBlanc) was ordained, one priest (Jacob Danner) was received from the Charismatic Episcopal Church and one deacon (Judith Howell) was made a deacon.

It is no exaggeration to say that St. Chad is growing by leaps and bounds. Currently, there are two Orders in St. Chad: The Order of Chaplains under Bishop Scott and The Order of Reconciliation under Abbot-elect Fr LeBlanc. In addition, there are seven assisted living Parishes under Bishop Scott. Furthermore, there are six Postulants in training in Nigeria and five mission parishes to come into the Diocese later this year. With everything that is going on in St. Chad, it will be exciting to see what God does in our Diocese in 2008.