The Reformed Episcopal Church

The Reformed Episcopal Church identifies the Lord's Supper and baptism as sacraments, as means of grace. However, the church denies the efficacy of a sacrament unless the recipient accepts the sacrament in faith. They also understand the sacraments as God's covenantal acts in the midst of God's holy community, the church. This view encourages frequent observance of the Lord's Supper. The Reformed Episcopal Church reflects the sacramental views of the great evangelical Anglican heritage. The church calls the special rites of baptism and the Lord's Supper sacraments, in accordance with what is called the Gospel sacraments in the Articles of Religion. These sacraments involve physical elements set apart for sacred purposes. They are not simply ordinances, or commandments, to be performed as ends in and of themselves. They are means of grace. They are outward signs of inward graces. They are signs and seals, not simply signs. As seals of God's covenant, they combine with the Word of God …