The Convocation of American Churches in Europe is a collection
of churches, mission congregations, and specialized ministries spread
geographically over several countries in continental Europe. The Cathedral
of the Holy Trinity is located in the centre of Paris (Click here
to get an interactive Google map of the Convocation.
Congregations within the Convocation vary in size
from fewer than 100 members in the mission congregations to more
than 1,000 at the Cathedral in Paris. In total there are more than
4,000 active parishioners throughout the Convocation.
A closer look
Each of our churches has a yeasty richnesss.
Members come from a mix of cultural, social, and economic backgrounds.
They include singles, couples and families, those who are students
or academics, workers with national and international firms, governments
and organizations, as well as those who are not currently employed
or have retired. Some members are long-term residents, while others
may be living in the area for a few weeks, months or years. Visitors
attending the church may be tourists vacationing in the area, men
and women traveling for business purposes, or those wishing to experience
Anglican worship.
Though established as American Episcopal churches
in their various locations, all of the congregations serve an
impressive number of different nationalities. And increasingly
local nationals are responding to the appeal of Anglican worship.
The Convocation churches also offer a welcoming spiritual home
to people of a large number of religious backgrounds from all
over the world, often because their own denominations are not
represented in their countries of residence, so the extent to
which members have a conscious Episcopal identity varies considerably.
The one description that clearly identifies all
of these diverse congregations? Multinational, multicultural
and multidenominational.
Parishes
The Convocation includes eight parishes:
Belgium
Waterloo,
All Saints'
France
Paris,
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
Italy
Florence,
St. James Church
Rome, St. Pauls-within-the-Walls
Germany
Frankfurt,
Church of Christ the King
Munich,
Church of the Ascension
Wiesbaden,
St. Augustine of Canterbury
Switzerland
Geneva, Emmanuel Church
Missions
Many other churches in the Convocation are what we
call mission congregations, thriving communities that are
not yet full parishes. These include:
Austria:
Muhlbach
am Hochkonig, Marriage Retreat Kapelle
France
Clermont
Ferrand (Royat), Christ Church
Gironde,
Saint-Martin de Bordeaux
Rennes,
Mission Saint Emmanuel de Rennes
Germany
Nuremburg, St. James the Less
Augsburg, St. Boniface
Karlsruhe, St. Columban's" target
Italy
Orvieto, Church of the Resurrection
Other-language ministries
We offer ministries in languages other than English
in some of our parishes as well as our missions of the Convocation:
France
Clermont
Ferrand (Royat), Christ Church
Gironde,
Saint-Martin de Bordeaux
Rennes,
Mission Saint Emmanuel de Rennes
Italy
Rome: Latin-American Spanish Ministry
We also help support military chaplaincies located in Germany, working with The Bishop of the Armed Forces
We are also supporting Episcopalians with a house church located in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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